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Homosexual
A person sexually attracted to persons of the same sex. Homosexuals include males (gays) and females (lesbians). The term 'homosexual' can also be an adjective.
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- Tobacco A South American herb, formally known as Nicotiana tabacum, whose leaves contain 2-8% nicotine and serve as…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4 ALS4. A juvenile-onset form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with no bulbar involvement, inherited in…
- Artery, vertebral A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Leukomalacia, cystic periventricular Softening of the white matter near the ventricles of the brain resulting in abnormal cysts. Cystic…
- Rosary pea See: Abrin
- Orthorexia nervosa A term designating a disorder in which there is an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating, an extreme…
- Gallus gallus genome The genome of the Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of domestic chickens. See: Chicken genome
- Stain, Gram The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853- 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…