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Aging, National Institute on
One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to 'lead a national program of research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the aging process; the prevention of…
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- Sperm function The capability of sperm to function -- to penetrate and fertilize the egg
- Retrovirus An RNA virus (a virus composed not of DNA but of RNA). Retroviruses have an enzyme called reverse…
- Occlude 1 To close, obstruct, or prevent the passage. To occlude an artery is to occlude the flow of blood. 2 To…
- Acromegaly Condition due to the production of too much growth hormone by the pituitary gland after the end of…
- Syndrome, Timothy See: Timothy syndrome
- Cranial nerve, tenth The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Test, carcinoembryonic antigen See: Carcinoembryonic antigen
- Vertebrae, sacral There are 5 sacral vertebral bones. They are represented by the symbols S1 through S5 and are situated…
- Herbalist One versed in herbal lore and, in regard to therapy, an herb doctor.
- Gross anatomy The study of the form of structures that can be seen with the naked eye, as opposed to microscopic anatomy…
- DNA amplification The production of multiple copies of a sequence of DNA. Repeated copying of a piece of DNA. DNA amplification…