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dibasic amino acid

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An amino acid containing a second basic group (usually an amino group), lysine, arginine, ornithine.

equator of eyeball

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An imaginary line encircling the globe of the eye equidistant from the anterior and posterior poles.

equator bulbi oculi

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An imaginary line encircling the globe of the eye equidistant from the anterior and posterior poles.

phenylthiocarbamoyl protein

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Formed by the reaction of phenylisothiocyanate with a terminal α-amino group of a peptide or protein

otic barotrauma

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Injury to the ear caused by imbalance in pressure between ambient air and the air in the middle ear.

bacterial interference

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The condition in which colonization by one bacterial strain prevents colonization by another strain.

base of renal pyramid

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The outer broad part of a renal pyramid, opposite the apical papilla, which lies next to the cortex.

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