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51Oxytocin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 1 ({(4R,7S,10S …
52GÉNITAL (APPAREIL) — Dans le règne animal, et spécialement chez les Métazoaires, la présence d’un appareil génital est liée à la reproduction sexuée. À l’opposé de la reproduction asexuée, où un seul individu engendre des copies de lui même à peu près exactes, jamais …
53reproductive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that affect the human reproductive system (reproductive system, human). They include abnormal hormone production by the ovaries or the testes or by other endocrine glands, such as the pituitary …
54OS — Seuls constituants du corps des Vertébrés qui soient normalement préservés après la mort grâce à leur minéralisation élevée, les tissus du squelette (os, dents, cartilages) ont été longtemps considérés comme formant la charpente inerte de… …
55fertilization — fertilizational, adj. /ferr tl euh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act, process, or instance of fertilizing. 2. the state of being fertilized. 3. Biol. a. the union of male and female gametic nuclei. b. fecundation or impregnation of animals or plants. 4.… …
56Immune system — A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and… …
57Osteitis fibrosa cystica — Classification and external resources Osteitis fibrosa cys …
58Short-term effects of alcohol — on the human body can take many forms. The drug alcohol, specifically ethanol, is a central nervous system depressant with a range of side effects. The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large part in determining the extent of… …
59integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… …
60corticoid — noun a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body s immune response adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions • Syn: ↑corticosteroid …
