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epinastic growth
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growth retardant
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human growth hormone
Human growth hormone Human growth hormone (GH), also called somatotropin, is a protein that stimulates growth. GH must be secreted (released) in just the right amount in a child for normal growth to take place. If too litle is human growth hormone is produced, the child will become a dwarf; if... Read more |
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Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia Definition Gyne refers to female, and mastia refers to the breast. Gynecomastia is strictly a male disease and is any growth of the adipose (fatty) and glandular tissue in a male breast. Not all breast growth in men is considered abnormal, just excess growth. Causes and... Read more |
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guerilla growth form
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coral growth lines
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Tumor
Tumor A tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue. Also known as a neoplasm (meaning "new formation"), a tumor can be either benign (not serious or harmful) or malignant (cancerous or deadly). Either type may require therapy to remove it or reduce its size. It is not known what triggers a tumor's... Read more |
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growth factor
growth factor Any of various chemicals, particularly polypeptides, that have a variety of important roles in the stimulation of new cell growth and cell maintenance. They bind to the cell surface on receptors. Specific growth factors can cause new cell proliferation (epidermal growth factor,... Read more |
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Texas War of Independence
Texas War of Independence (1836).The origins of the Texas War for Independence were directly linked to the growth of the province following Mexico's own national independence in 1821. Mexican liberals bent on economic progress opened the borders to immigrants and provided them generous land grants... Read more |
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Phototropism
Phototropism Phototropism (pronounced foe-TA-tro-piz-em) is the growth of a plant in the direction of its light source. Plants are very sensitive to their environment and have evolved many forms of "tropisms" in order to ensure their survival. A tropism is the growth of a plant as a response to a... Read more |
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