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- 14:58, 23 October 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Hand-held shot (current)
- 13:03, 5 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+221) . . N Thanatosis (Created page with "A state that in some respects resembles shock, is characterized by cessation of all voluntary activity and usually by assumption of a posture suggestive of death, and occurs i...") (current)
- 13:38, 25 August 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+383) . . N Monosodium glutamate (Created page with "Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is found naturally in some foods including tomatoes and cheese in this glu...") (current)
- 13:35, 25 August 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+155) . . N Chinese restaurant syndrome (Created page with "An illness marked by short attacks of weakness, numbness, palpitations, and headaches, often attributed to overconsumption of monosodium glutamate.") (current)
- 19:42, 15 August 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+766) . . N Vegetable (Created page with "In botanical terms, vegetables encompass various edible parts of plants that aren't necessarily fruits. However, in the culinary and cultural context, the term "vegetable" is...") (current)
- 21:07, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+65) . . N Water mold (Created page with "Heterotrophic protist that grows as nutrient-absorbing filaments.") (current)
- 21:07, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N Trypanosome (Created page with "Parasitic flagellate with a single mitochondrion and a membrane-encased flagellum.") (current)
- 21:07, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+165) . . N Stramenopiles (Created page with "Protist lineage that includes the photosynthetic diatoms and brown algae, as well as the heterotrophic water molds. Some members of the group have a hairy flagellum.") (current)
- 21:07, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . N Radiolarians (Created page with "Heterotrophic single-celled protists with a porous silica shell and long cytoplasmic extensions.") (current)
- 21:06, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Plasmodial slime mold (Created page with "Soil-dwelling protist that feeds as a multinucleated mass. Develops into a fruiting body under adverse conditions.") (current)
- 21:06, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+76) . . N Pellicle (Created page with "Layer of proteins that gives shape to many unwalled, single-celled protists.") (current)
- 21:06, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+107) . . N Foraminifera (Created page with "Heterotrophic single-celled protists with a porous calcium carbonate shell and long cytoplasmic extensions.") (current)
- 21:05, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . N Flagellated protozoan (Created page with "Protist belonging to an entirely or mostly heterotrophic lineage with no cell wall and one or more flagella.") (current)
- 21:05, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+113) . . N Euglenoid (Created page with "Flagellated protozoan with multiple mitochondria; may be heterotrophic or have chloroplasts descended from algae.") (current)
- 21:05, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-1,753) . . Dinoflagellate (Replaced content with "Single-celled, aquatic protist with cellulose plates and two flagella; may be heterotrophic or photosynthetic.") (current)
- 21:04, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . N Chlorophyte algae (Created page with "Heterotrophic protists thought to be the sister group of animals; collared cells strain food from water.") (current)
- 21:04, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . N Charophyte algae (Created page with "Green algal group that includes the lineage most closely related to land plants.") (current)
- 21:01, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+151) . . N Cellular slime mold (Created page with "Soil-dwelling protist that feeds as solitary cells but congregates under adverse conditions to form a cohesive unit that develops into a fruiting body.") (current)
- 21:01, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+92) . . N Brown alga (Created page with "Multicelled marine protist with a brown accessory pigment (fucoxanthin) in its chloroplasts.") (current)
- 21:01, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Apicomplexan (Created page with "Single-celled alveolate protist that lives as a parasite inside animal cells; some cause malaria or toxoplasmosis.") (current)
- 21:01, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+106) . . N Amoebozoan (Created page with "Lineage of heterotrophic, unwalled protists that live in soils and water; include amoebas and slime molds.") (current)
- 21:00, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Alveolate (Created page with "Member of a protist lineage having small sacs beneath the plasma membrane; dinoflagellate, ciliate, or apicomplexan.") (current)
- 00:25, 29 June 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+379) . . N Parasitoidism (Created page with "Parasitoidism is a specific type of symbiotic relationship in which an organism, known as a parasitoid, relies on a host organism during a particular stage of its life cycle....") (current)
- 14:55, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+368) . . N Self-serving attributions (Created page with "Self-serving attributions are when we are more likely to assign an internal attribute to our behavior when it is good and an external attribute to our behavior when it is bad....") (current)
- 14:55, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+280) . . N Fundamental attribution error (Created page with "The '''fundamental attribution error''' is the tendency to make internal attributions and ignore external, situational factors when explaining the behavior of other people. '...") (current)
- 14:54, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+179) . . N Impression formation (Created page with "Impression formation is creating an overall impression of a person based on many pieces of information. '''Example:''' Asch’s studies on impressions using warm and cold tra...") (current)
- 14:52, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Low-ball tactic (current)
- 14:52, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . That’s Not All (current)
- 14:51, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Door-in-the-face (current)
- 14:51, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Foot-in-the-door (current)
- 14:35, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+183) . . N That’s Not All (Created page with "The that’s-not-all tactic involves adding extras or bonuses before asking for a commitment. Example: An infomercial selling a set of knives throws in a cutting board and c...")
- 14:35, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+199) . . N Low-ball tactic (Created page with "The low-ball tactic involves getting someone to commit to a request and then changing the deal. Example: A car salesman who comes back and says that the car is available but...")
- 14:35, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+245) . . N Door-in-the-face (Created page with "The door-in-the-face tactic is when an unreasonable request is followed by a smaller, more reasonable one. Example: A teenager asks for $100 to go out on the weekend. After...")
- 14:34, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+333) . . N Foot-in-the-door (Created page with "The foot-in-the-door tactic involves getting someone to agree to a small request so that they are more likely to agree when you follow up later with a big request (the goal)....")
- 11:34, 8 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+185) . . N Wnt protein (Created page with "Member of a family of extracellular signal molecules that regulates cell proliferation and migration during embryonic development and that maintains stem cells in a proliferat...") (current)
- 11:34, 8 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+124) . . N Bcl2 family (Created page with "Related group of intracellular proteins that regulates apoptosis; some family members promote cell death, others inhibit it.") (current)
- 11:33, 8 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+166) . . N Bacteriorhodopsin (Created page with "Pigmented protein found in abundance in the plasma membrane of the salt-loving archaeon Halobacterium halobium; pumps protons out of the cell, fueled by light energy.") (current)
- 11:33, 8 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+98) . . N Aster (Created page with "Star-shaped array of microtubules emanating from a centrosome or from a pole of a mitotic spindle.") (current)
- 13:10, 13 April 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+292) . . Vestibular system (current)
- 22:11, 8 February 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Temporomandibular joint (Created page with "The temporomandibular joint is a hinge joint that connects the jawbone (mandible) to the skull at the temporal bone.") (current)
- 13:11, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Carpet beetle dermatitis (current)
- 13:10, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-7,195) . . Carpet beetle dermatitis (Replaced content with "Beginning in 1948 several groups of dermatologists reported on case histories involving dermatitis caused by contact with carpet beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). These p...")
- 10:38, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Cnidaria (current)
- 10:38, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+362) . . N Cnidaria (Created page with "Cnidarians, also known as coelenterates, diverse group of aquatic, invertebrate animals armed with microscopic stinging structures. Cnidarians make up the phylum Cnidaria, whi...")
- 10:37, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . N Cnidarian (Redirected page to Cnidaria) (current)
- 14:25, 3 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Lauric acid (Created page with "Lauric acid is a fatty acid, esters of which occur in natural substances such as coconut milk and palm kernel oil.") (current)
- 18:00, 15 October 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-7,092) . . Natural selection (current)
- 01:14, 2 October 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Wobble hypothesis (current)
- 11:13, 8 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-256) . . Tapetum (Redirected page to Tapetum lucidum) (current)
- 11:12, 8 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+285) . . N Tapetum (Created page with "A reflective layer of cells in the wall of the eye of nocturnal and deep-sea animals that reflects light back onto the retina, enhancing visual sensitivity in dim light. Ligh...")
- 11:11, 8 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Cones (current)
- 01:06, 5 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+573) . . N Pyromania (Created page with "This impulse control disorder refers to the compelling and intense desire to prepare, start, or watch fires. It is a relatively rare disorder; even among fire starters, only 2...") (current)
- 01:05, 5 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . Pyromaniac (current)
- 10:34, 28 June 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+249) . . N Librations (Created page with "In lunar astronomy, '''libration''' is the wagging or wavering of the Moon perceived by Earth-bound observers and caused by changes in their perspective. It permits an observe...") (current)
- 12:59, 24 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+317) . . N Stargardt disease (Created page with "Stargardt disease is a rare genetic eye disease that happens when fatty material builds up on the macula — the small part of the retina needed for sharp, central vis...") (current)
- 01:30, 2 March 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+316) . . N Equivalence point (Created page with "The equivalence point, or stoichiometric point, of a chemical reaction is the point at which chemically equivalent quantities of reactants have been mixed. For an acid-base re...") (current)
- 20:19, 27 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+97) . . N Great Circle (Created page with "A circle drawn on a sphere is a '''great circle''' if it divides the sphere into two equal parts.") (current)
- 23:27, 24 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Thrombocytopenia (current)
- 23:26, 24 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-14) . . Thrombopenia (Redirected page to Thrombocytopenia) (current)
- 23:26, 24 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Thrombocytopenia
- 21:21, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . MediaWiki:Sidebar (current)
- 21:20, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+190) . . N MediaWiki:Sidebar (Created page with " * navigation ** mainpage|mainpage-description ** recentchanges-url|recentchanges ** randompage-url|randompage **Special:Categories|Categories ** helppage|help * SEARCH * TOOL...")
- 21:10, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+335) . . N Zygomycota (Created page with "Terrestrial fungi. Most dwell in soil and decompose dead plants and animals. The group also includes black bread mold and some animal parasites. Reproduce sexually using thick...") (current)
- 21:10, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+389) . . N Deuteromycota (Created page with "Large and diverse fungi in which the sexual stage either does not exist or is not known. One soil-dwelling species is the source of cyclosporine, an immune-suppressant drug th...") (current)
- 21:08, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+403) . . N Chytridiomycota (Created page with "Smallest and simplest fungi. Found in oceans, streams, lakes, and moist soil. They feed on decaying or living organisms and are important decomposers in aquatic ecosystems....") (current)
- 21:08, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+318) . . N Basidiomycota (Created page with "Includes edible and poisonous mushrooms. Many species are plant parasites and cause extensive crop damage. Form sexual spores in club-shaped structures called basidia. '''Com...") (current)
- 21:07, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+30) . . Ascomycota (current)
- 21:06, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . Ascomycota
- 21:05, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+306) . . N Ascomycota (Created page with "Largest group of fungi; includes yeasts, lichens, morels, truffles, and cup fungi. Responsible for many plant diseases such as powdery mildew and Dutch elm disease. Reproduce...")
- 12:56, 14 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+71) . . N Bacteremia (Created page with "Bacteremia is the presence of viable bacteria in the circulating blood.") (current)
- 19:26, 23 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . N Hereditarianism (Created page with "The mistaken idea that human traits are determined solely by genetic inheritance, ignoring the contribution of the environment.") (current)
- 10:58, 22 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Mitochondria (current)
- 10:48, 3 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . MicroRNAs (miRNAs) (current)
- 16:34, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Water beetle (current)
- 16:33, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Water beetle
- 15:47, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Water beetle
- 15:45, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . Water beetle
- 15:43, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+33) . . Water beetle
- 15:39, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-98) . . Water beetle
- 15:35, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+2,214) . . N Water beetle (Created page with "<gallery> https://biology-forums.com/gallery/43/6_01_01_22_2_33_12.jpeg|Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=43944 </gallery> '''Water Beetl...")
- 15:29, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . Whirligig Beetle (current)
- 15:25, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Whirligig Beetle
- 15:23, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Whirligig Beetle (→Scientific classification)
- 15:18, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1,369) . . N Whirligig Beetle (Created page with "'''Whirligig Beetle''', common name for a type of water beetle that swims in irregular but graceful curves on the surface of the water when it is disturbed. Found in tempe...")
- 15:15, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-9) . . Biology Dictionary (current)
- 14:48, 27 December 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+155) . . N Kinetoplast (Created page with "The kinetoplast is a specialized region of the mitochondria of trypanosomatids that harbors the most complex and unusual mitochondrial DNA found in nature.") (current)
- 14:35, 27 December 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+268) . . N Myopathy (Created page with "Myopathy is a general term referring to any disease that affects the muscles that control voluntary movement in the body. Patients experience muscle weakness due to a dysfunct...") (current)
- 13:42, 29 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+97) . . Transitivity of Divisibility (current)
- 13:41, 29 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+201) . . N Transitivity of Divisibility (Created page with "If one number divides a second and the second number divides a third, then the first number divides the third. This is one of the most useful properties of divisibility is th...")
- 18:58, 17 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Goldbach's conjecture (current)
- 18:57, 17 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+160) . . N Goldbach's conjecture (Created page with "One of the oldest and best-known unsolved problems in mathematics. It states that "Every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes."")
- 10:23, 16 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+199) . . N Fallacy (Created page with "A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning, or "wrong moves" in the construction of an argument. A fallacious argument may be deceptive by appearing to be b...") (current)
- 10:23, 16 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . N Fallacious proof (Redirected page to Fallacy) (current)
- 00:51, 16 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+30) . . Biology Dictionary
- 16:26, 3 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+142) . . N Adsorptivity (Created page with "Adsorptivity is the ability to adsorb. The greater the adsorptivity of a substrate, the more readily and strongly a substance will bind to it.") (current)
- 20:11, 26 August 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+150) . . N Right triangular prism (Created page with "A right triangular prism is a prism with two parallel and congruent triangular faces and three rectangular faces perpendicular to the triangular ones.") (current)
- 20:03, 26 August 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . N Lateral surface (Created page with "The '''lateral surface''' of an object is all of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist).") (current)
- 21:28, 30 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+136) . . N Carboxyhemoglobin (Created page with "Carboxyhemoglobin is a stable complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin that forms in red blood cells upon contact with carbon monoxide.") (current)
- 21:28, 30 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+266) . . N Carboxyhemoglobinemia (Created page with "The presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood. '''Carboxyhemoglobin''', hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide bound to it, is formed in carbon monoxide poisoning, as from e...") (current)
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+55) . . N Quantitative trait loci (Created page with "Two or more genes that act on a single polygenic trait.") (current)
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+102) . . N General cognitive ability (Created page with "Characteristics that include verbal and spatial abilities, memory, speed of perception, and reasoning.") (current)
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Intelligence quotient (current)
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+227) . . Intelligence quotient
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+138) . . N Familial hypercholesterolemia (Created page with "Autosomal dominant disorder with defective or absent LDL receptors. Affected individuals are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.") (current)
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . N Essential hypertension (Created page with "Elevated blood pressure, consistently above 140/90mm Hg.") (current)
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+49) . . N Concordance (Created page with "Agreement between traits exhibited by both twins.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+64) . . N Dermatoglyphics (Created page with "The study of the skin ridges on fingers, palms, toes, and soles.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . N Correlation coefficient (Created page with "Measures of the degree to which variables vary together.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+95) . . N Genetic variance (Created page with "The phenotypic variance of a trait in a population that is attributed to genotypic differences.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . N Environmental variance (Created page with "The phenotypic variance of a trait in a population that is attributed to differences in the environment.") (current)
- 21:10, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+159) . . N Regression to the mean (Created page with "In a polygenic system, the tendency of offspring of parents with one of the extreme phenotypes to exhibit phenotypes that are closer to the population average.") (current)
- 21:10, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+103) . . Multifactorial trait (current)
- 21:10, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+143) . . N Complex trait (Created page with "Traits controlled by multiple genes and the interaction of environmental factors where the contribution of genes and environment are undefined.") (current)
- 21:09, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . N Continuous variation (Created page with "A distribution of phenotypic characters that is distributed from one extreme to another in overlapping, or continuous, fashion.") (current)
- 21:09, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+71) . . N Discontinuous variation (Created page with "Phenotypes that fall into two or more distinct, nonoverlapping classes.") (current)
- 21:08, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . N Huntington disease (Redirected page to Huntington's disease) (current)
- 21:03, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . Oogonia (current)
- 21:03, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . Spermatogonia (current)
- 21:02, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+107) . . Sister chromatids (current)
- 21:02, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+70) . . Nucleolus (plural: nucleoli) (current)
- 20:55, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+43) . . N Nucleolus (Redirected page to Nucleolus (plural: nucleoli)) (current)
- 20:55, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . Macromolecule (current)
- 20:54, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . N Macromolecules (Redirected page to Macromolecule) (current)
- 22:25, 12 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+777) . . N Mitochondrial Eve (Created page with "In the field of human genetics, the name Mitochondrial Eve refers to the matrilineal most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of all currently living anatomically modern humans, who...") (current)
- 20:11, 2 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-25) . . Epigenetics (current)
- 21:24, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . Epistasis (current)
- 21:24, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-1,360) . . Proband (Replaced content with "First affected family member seeking medical attention for a genetic disorder.") (current)
- 21:23, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . N Pedigree construction (Created page with "Use of family history to determine how a trait is inherited, and to determine risk factors for family members.") (current)
- 21:23, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+81) . . N Segregation (Created page with "The separation of members of a gene pair from each other during gamete formation.") (current)
- 21:22, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+58) . . N Dominant trait (Created page with "The trait expressed in the F1 (or heterozygous) condition.") (current)
- 21:22, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . N Recessive trait (Created page with "The trait unexpressed in the F1, but which is re-expressed in some members of the F2 generation.") (current)
- 21:13, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N Camptodactyly (Created page with "A dominant human genetic trait that is expressed as immobile bent, little fingers.") (current)
- 21:12, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . N Expressivity (Created page with "The range of phenotypes resulting from a given genotype.") (current)
- 21:12, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . Penetrance (current)
- 21:12, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-540) . . Huntington's disease (current)
- 21:11, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+187) . . N Muscular dystrophy (Created page with "A group of genetic diseases associated with progressive degeneration of muscles. Two of these, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, are inherited as X-linked, allelic, rece...") (current)
- 21:11, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-1,181) . . Color blindness (Replaced content with "Defective color vision caused by reduction or absence of visual pigments. There are three forms: red, green, and blue blindness.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-407) . . Y-linked gene (current)
- 21:10, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . X-linked gene (current)
- 21:09, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+113) . . N Marfan syndrome (Created page with "An autosomal dominant genetic disorder that affects the skeletal system, the cardiovascular system, and the eyes.") (current)
- 21:09, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . Sickle-cell anemia (current)
- 21:09, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+33) . . N Sickle cell anemia (Redirected page to Sickle-cell anemia) (current)
- 21:08, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . N Exocrine gland (Created page with "Exocrine glands are glands that secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary, ceruminous, lacri...") (current)
- 21:08, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-1,799) . . Cystic fibrosis (Replaced content with "An often fatal recessive genetic disorder associated with abnormal secretions of the exocrine glands.") (current)
- 22:06, 22 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-54) . . Sciatic nerve (current)
- 13:16, 2 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . N Nocturnality (Created page with "Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.") (current)
- 13:16, 2 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+307) . . N Camouflage (Created page with "Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as s...") (current)
- 13:15, 2 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+521) . . N Crypsis (Created page with "In ecology, '''crypsis''' is the ability of an animal to avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation. Met...") (current)
- 10:33, 31 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Mitochondrion (Redirected page to Mitochondria) (current)
- 10:32, 31 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-83) . . Mitochondrion
- 19:58, 22 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+288) . . N Erucic acid (Created page with "Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, which is present in the oil-rich seeds of the Brassicaceae family of plants, particularly rapeseed and mustard. It mainly...") (current)
- 19:58, 22 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+416) . . N Glycosinolate (Created page with "Glucosinolates are natural components of many pungent plants such as mustard, cabbage, and horseradish. The pungency of those plants is due to mustard oils produced from gluco...") (current)
- 21:11, 4 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+254) . . N Equinox (Created page with "'''Time of equal day and night:''' either of the two annual crossings of the equator by the Sun, once in each direction, when the length of day and night are approximately equ...") (current)
- 11:39, 1 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+799) . . N Arthritis (Created page with "Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis.[ The most common form of arthritis is...") (current)
- 23:29, 28 February 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+271) . . N Gastroesophageal reflux (Created page with "Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when stomach acid frequently flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus). This backwash (acid reflux)...") (current)
- 21:17, 20 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+290) . . N Antineoplastic drug (Created page with "Antineoplastic drugs are medications used to treat cancer. Antineoplastic drugs are also called anticancer, chemotherapy, ''chemo'', cytotoxic, or hazardous drugs. These d...") (current)
- 21:17, 20 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+48) . . Chemotherapy (current)
- 23:33, 12 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+203) . . N Argyria (Created page with "Argyria is a rare skin condition associated with chronic exposure to products containing silver. The silver is typically deposited diffusely in skin, fingernails, oral mucosa,...") (current)
- 23:12, 10 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-85) . . Frustum (current)
- 23:11, 10 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+358) . . N Frustum (Created page with "In geometry, a frustum is the portion of a solid (normally a cone or pyramid) that lies between one or two parallel planes cutting it. A right frustum is a parallel truncation...")
- 11:59, 5 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-22) . . Micrution (current)
- 11:58, 5 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-108) . . Disturbance (current)
- 12:10, 4 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Bilirubin (current)
- 12:10, 4 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+297) . . Bilirubin
- 10:31, 2 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+307) . . N Bacterial conjunctivitis (Created page with "'''Bacterial conjunctivitis''' is a common type of ''pink eye'', caused by bacteria that infect the eye through various sources of contamination. The bacteria can be spread th...") (current)
- 10:59, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-16) . . Migrating motor complex (current)
- 10:58, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+309) . . N Phanerozoic Eon (Created page with "The '''Phanerozoic Eon''' is the current geologic eon in the geologic time scale, and the one during which abundant animal and plant life has existed. It covers 541 million ye...") (current)
- 10:57, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+46) . . Paleozoic Era (current)
- 10:56, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-24) . . Cholesterol (current)
- 10:54, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+318) . . N Ambidextrous (Created page with "Ambidexterity is the ability to use both the right and left hand equally well. When referring to objects, the term indicates that the object is equally suitable for right-hand...") (current)
- 11:37, 27 September 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+315) . . Hematocrit (current)
- 20:07, 17 September 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . N Machine learning (Created page with "Machine learning is the study of computer algorithms that improve automatically through experience. It is seen as a subset of artificial intelligence") (current)
- 22:36, 24 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . High-density lipoprotein (current)
- 22:36, 24 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+1,231) . . N High-density lipoprotein (Created page with "High-density lipoproteins (HDL) form a class of lipoproteins, varying somewhat in their size and contents, that carry cholesterol from the body's tissues to the liver. Becaus...")
- 22:34, 24 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-216) . . Low-density lipoprotein (current)
- 17:38, 18 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Numeral (Created page with "A numeral is a symbol that represents a number. In comparison, a number tells us how many objects we are counting.") (current)
- 20:52, 9 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . N Cardinal number (Created page with "The number of elements in set A is called the cardinal number of set A and is denoted n(A). A set is '''finite''' if its cardinal number is a whole number. An infinite set i...") (current)
- 16:08, 9 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+107) . . N Antecedent (Created page with "An environmental event or behavior that precedes a specific behavior and sets the occasion for it to occur.") (current)
- 16:06, 9 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . N Eliciting stimulus (Created page with "An eliciting stimulus is a change in the environment that is highly correlated with the occurrence of a later response.") (current)
- 12:34, 7 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+194) . . N AP site (Created page with "In biochemistry and molecular genetics, an AP site, also known as an abasic site, is a location in DNA that has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base, either spontaneously or...") (current)
- 12:33, 7 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . N Abasic site (Redirected page to AP site) (current)
- 12:32, 7 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . N Deaminated (Redirected page to Deamination) (current)
- 11:01, 26 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . Endochondral ossification (current)
- 11:01, 26 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+501) . . N Endochondral ossification (Created page with "'''Endochondral ossification''' is one of the two essential processes during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system by which bone tissue is created. Unlike intrame...")
- 23:24, 25 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+267) . . N Amphiphile (Created page with "An amphiphile is a chemical compound possessing both hydrophilic and lipophilic properties. Such a compound is called amphiphilic or amphipathic. This forms the basis for a nu...") (current)
- 10:07, 20 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+1,235) . . N Blanketing effect (Created page with "The blanketing effect (also referred to as line blanketing or the line-blanketing effect) is the enhancement of the red or infrared regions of a stellar spectrum at the expens...") (current)
- 23:08, 14 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Inter-Quartile Range (current)
- 23:08, 14 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . N Inter-Quartile Range (Created page with "The IQR is not dependent on extreme scores and gives the range for the middle 50% of the distribution. It is calculated by finding the distance betwee...")
- 23:07, 14 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+258) . . Range (current)
- 13:38, 17 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+286) . . N Internet of Things (Created page with "The Internet of Things is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and...") (current)
- 01:09, 10 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+198) . . N Trisomy (Created page with "A '''trisomy''' is a type of polysomy in which there are three instances of a particular chromosome, instead of the normal two. A trisomy is a type of aneuploidy (an abnormal...") (current)
- 14:57, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Mitosis (current)
- 23:25, 21 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . Slope (current)
- 19:18, 12 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . N Azoospermia (Created page with "Azoospermia is when there are zero sperm in the ejaculate. Also referred to as having “no sperm count,” this is a severe form of male infertility. The semen may appear com...") (current)
- 19:18, 12 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-189) . . Oligozoospermia (current)
- 19:18, 12 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+276) . . N Oligozoospermia (Created page with "Oligozoospermia is the presence of an abnormally low number of sperm in a semen sample. According to the criteria in the 5th edition of the World Health Organisation (WHO) man...")
- 11:23, 11 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+701) . . N Signal peptide (Created page with "A signal peptide is a short peptide (usually 16-30 amino acids long) present at the N-terminus of the majority of newly synthesized proteins that are destined towards the secr...") (current)
- 15:55, 5 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Rational Expression (Created page with "A rational expression is an algebraic expression of the form P/Q, where P and Q are polynomials such that Q ≠ 0.") (current)
- 14:37, 5 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+118) . . Polynomial (current)
- 14:37, 5 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+58) . . Monomial (current)
- 11:53, 18 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+385) . . N ICAM-1 (Created page with "ICAM-1 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ICAM1'' gene. This gene encodes a cell surface glycoprotein which is typically expre...") (current)
- 11:26, 8 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+123) . . N Perpendicular (Created page with "The position of straight lines relative to one another—two lines are said to be perpendicular if they form a right angle.") (current)
- 11:26, 8 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+34) . . N Orthogonal (Created page with "Synonymous with perpendicular.") (current)
- 10:31, 7 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+109) . . N Congenital (Created page with "A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is a condition present at birth regardless of its cause.") (current)
- 10:31, 7 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Presbycusis (current)
- 19:41, 6 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+301) . . N Neural adaptation (Created page with "Neural adaptation or ''sensory adaptation'' is a gradual decrease over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a...") (current)
- 19:41, 6 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+54) . . N Interlocutor (Created page with "A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.") (current)
- 19:41, 6 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+27) . . N Interlocutors (Redirected page to Interlocutor) (current)
- 14:34, 29 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+92) . . N Complement method (Created page with "Method of computing the net price directly, using the complement of the trade discount rate.") (current)
- 14:33, 29 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+117) . . N Complement rate (Created page with "A rate equal to 100% minus the discount rate; used with the complement method in determining trade or cash discounts.") (current)
- 10:00, 23 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . EROI (current)
- 10:00, 23 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-13) . . Energy returned on investment (EROI) (Redirected page to EROI) (current)
- 21:56, 22 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Sodium hydroxide (current)
- 12:09, 19 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+329) . . N Multimeter (Created page with "A '''multimeter''' or a ''multitester'', also known as a VOM (volt-ohm-milliammeter), is an electronic measuring instrument that combines several measurement functions in one...") (current)
- 10:38, 19 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Transistor (current)
- 12:03, 18 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+272) . . N Steeping (Created page with "'''Steeping''' is the soaking in liquid (usually water) of a solid, usually so as to extract flavours or to soften it. The specific process of teas being prepared for drinking...") (current)
- 12:03, 18 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . N Steeped tea (Redirected page to Steeping) (current)
- 13:45, 17 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+306) . . N Archaeology (Created page with "Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture...") (current)
- 12:00, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+850) . . N Very low frequency (Created page with "Very low frequency or VLF is the ''International Telecommunication Union'' designation for radio frequencies (RF) in the range of 3 to 30 kilohertz (kHz), corresponding to wav...") (current)
- 11:59, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+229) . . N Whistler wave (Created page with "A '''whistler''' is a very low frequency or very low frequency electromagnetic (radio) wave generated by lightning. Frequencies of terrestrial whistlers are 1 kHz to 30 kH...") (current)
- 11:47, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+702) . . Planet (current)
- 11:47, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+287) . . N Telescope (Created page with "Usually a light-collecting instrument that makes distant objects appear nearer through the use of lenses or a combination of curved mirrors and lenses. Some, however, collect...") (current)
- 11:47, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+542) . . N Venus (Created page with "The second planet out from the sun, it has a rocky core, just as Earth does. However, Venus lost most of its water long ago. The sun’s ultraviolet radiation broke apart thos...") (current)
- 13:53, 12 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . N Coprophagic (Created page with "Animal that consumes its own feces.") (current)
- 01:44, 10 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . Digital Millennium Copyright Act (current)
- 11:26, 9 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . N Alkane (Created page with "Any of the series of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, and higher members.") (current)
- 11:25, 9 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+548) . . N Natural gas (Created page with "Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and s...") (current)
- 11:07, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+299) . . N Reptile (Created page with "'''Reptiles''' are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The...") (current)
- 11:06, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+279) . . N Caecilian (Created page with "'''Caecilians''' (pronounced seh-SILL-yens) are tropical amphibians that look like large worms or slick snakes. They have no arms or legs, and sometimes it's hard to tell whic...") (current)
- 11:01, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+248) . . N Newt (Created page with "A '''newt''' is a salamander in the subfamily '''Pleurodelinae'''. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an '''eft'''. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, new...") (current)
- 02:44, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+319) . . N Salamander (Created page with "'''Salamanders''' are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to t...") (current)
- 02:42, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+445) . . N Herpetology (Created page with "Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and...") (current)
- 12:54, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+315) . . N Crossbite (Created page with "Crossbite is a form of malocclusion where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position (that is, the tooth is either closer to the cheek or to the tongue) than its...") (current)
- 12:54, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Cross bite (Redirected page to Crossbite) (current)
- 12:53, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . N Cross bite (Redirected page to Cross bite)
- 12:53, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+86) . . N Open bite (Created page with "An open bite is when your upper and lower teeth don't touch when your mouth is closed.") (current)
- 12:53, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-62) . . Openbite (Redirected page to Open bite) (current)
- 12:52, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+86) . . N Openbite (Created page with "An open bite is when your upper and lower teeth don't touch when your mouth is closed.")
- 15:06, 20 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Anorexia nervosa (current)
- 11:18, 20 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+145) . . N Dihydrotestosterone (Created page with "'''Dihydrotestosterone''' (DHT, 5α-dihydrotestosterone, 5α-DHT, androstanolone or stanolone) is an endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone.") (current)
- 13:12, 16 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+89) . . N Arid (Created page with "(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.") (current)
- 00:31, 14 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-116) . . Metastatic cancer (current)
- 10:18, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . N Nocturnal (Created page with "Occurring at night.") (current)
- 09:37, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Primate (current)
- 09:37, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Primate
- 09:36, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+230) . . N Primate (Created page with "A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category i...")
- 09:36, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N Lorisoidea (Created page with "Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids.") (current)
- 09:36, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . N Lorisiform primates (Redirected page to Lorisoidea) (current)
- 09:45, 6 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+295) . . Proteome (current)
- 08:39, 15 July 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+570) . . N Natron (Created page with "Natron is a naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonate decahydrate (Na2CO3·10H2O, a kind of soda ash) and around 17% sodium bicarbonate (also called baking soda, NaHCO3)...") (current)
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