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UBT
Urea breath test
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- Euploid The normal number of chromosomes for a species. In humans, the euploid number of chromosomes is 46 with the…
- Hypopigmented Underpigmented.
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- Mesentery A fold of tissue which attaches organs to the body wall. The word mesentery usually refers to the small bowel…
- Rabies Rabies: A potentially fatal viral infection that attacks the central nervous system. The rabies virus is…
- GIST Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- Potassium The major positive ion (cation) found inside of cells. The chemical notation for potassium is K+. The proper…
- Recombinant A person with a new combination of genes, a combination of genes not present in either parent, due to…
- Albinism and hemorrhagic diathesis Pigmented reticuloendothelial cells: See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule See: ALCAM