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Osteogenesis
The production of bone
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- Venereal Having to do with sexual contact. The word venereal comes from Venus, the Roman goddess of love. A venereal…
- Asian flu A pandemic of influenza A (H2N2) in 1957-58. First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu…
- Uterus, prolapsed A uterus that has moved from its normal position in the abdominal cavity, usually into a lower position…
- Clone Literally a fragment, the word in modern medical science has come to mean a replica, for example, of a group…
- Laboratory, Jackson The premiere place for mouse genetics and the largest mammalian genetic research facility in the world. Many…
- Infertility, Y chromosome See: Y chromosome infertility
- Pachydermatous 1. Thick-skinned like a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). 2. By extension, insensitive
- Effusion Too much fluid, an outpouring of fluid. A hemorrhagic effusion is one that has blood within the fluid. A…
- Antidepressant, MAOI Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), one of a potent class of medications used to treat depression