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Genome, bee
See: Honey bee genome
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Show more- NIGMS Stands for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- Hemoglobin F Normal fetal hemoglobin, the predominant type of hemoglobin in the fetus and newborn. The F stands for Fetal.
- Jellyfish sting : The injection into the skin of venom from the stinging unit (the nematocyst) of the jellyfish. The…
- FDA The Food and Drug Administration, an agency within the U.S. Public Health Service, which is a part of the…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB Sanfilippo syndrome due to deficiency of the enzyme alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase. See also…
- Employment Retirement Income Security Act See: ERISA
- Meningococcus A type of bacteria now formally known as Neisseria meningitidis, which is responsible for a number of…
- Migraineur A person who has migraine headache. Borrowed from the French
- Somatostatin A hormone widely distributed throughout the body, especially in the hypothalamus and pancreas, that acts as…
- Hyperphosphatemia A higher than normal blood level of phosphate. Phosphate molecules are particularly important as part of…
- Fear of nudity An abnormal and persistent fear of nudity is called gymnophobia. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue…
- Drill, dental A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th…