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deficiency

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In medicine, a shortage of a substance needed by the body.

dephosphorylation

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The process of removing phosphate groups from an organic compound (as ATP) by hydrolysis; also: the resulting state.

distal

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In medicine, refers to a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part. For example, the fingers are distal to the shoulder.

contraction

Medical; Human genome

1) The action or process of contracting: the state of being contracted (contraction of hepatitis, lung expansion and contraction in breathing--P. G. Donohue). 2) The action of ...

dementia

Medical; Human genome

1) loss of intellectual functions such as memory, learning, reasoning, problem solving, and abstract thinking while vegetative functions remain intact. 2) An acquired organic ...

dermatoglyphs

Medical; Human genome

1: Skin patterns; especially: patterns of the specialized skin of the inferior surfaces of the hands and feet. 2: The science of the study of skin patterns.

cosmid

Medical; Human genome

Artificially constructed cloning vector containing the cos gene of phage lambda. Cosmids can be packaged in lambda phage particles for infection into E. coli; this permits ...