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Stenella
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D050706 |
[A genus comprised of spinner, spotted, and striped DOLPHINS, in the family Delphinidae. Schools of Stenella, that may number in the thousands, often associate with schools of TUNA, and are thus vulnerable to accidental harvesting.
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Stenosis, Pulmonary Artery
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D000071079 |
[Narrowing of the PULMONARY ARTERIES.
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Stenosis, Pulmonary Vein
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D000071078 |
[Narrowing of the PULMONARY VEIN.
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Stenotrophomonas
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D020588 |
[A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria formerly classified as part of the genus XANTHOMONAS.
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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D020615 |
[A species of STENOTROPHOMONAS, formerly called Xanthomonas maltophilia, which reduces nitrate. It is a cause of hospital-acquired ocular and lung infections, especially in those patients with cystic fibrosis and those who are immunosuppressed.
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Stents
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D015607 |
[Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.
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Stephania
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D031607 |
[A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members contain cycleanine.
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Stephania tetrandra
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D031609 |
[A plant species of the genus STEPHANIA, family MENISPERMACEAE, that contains tetrandrine and bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids.
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Sterculia
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D032361 |
[A plant genus of the family STERCULIACEAE. S. urens is the source of KARAYA GUM which is sometimes called Indian tragacanth, which is different from the true TRAGACANTH which comes from ASTRAGALUS GUMMIFER.
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Stereocilia
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D059547 |
[Mechanosensing organelles of hair cells which respond to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes. They have various functions in many different animals, but are primarily used in hearing.
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Stereognosis
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D013236 |
[Perception of shape and form of objects by TOUCH, via tactile stimuli.
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Stereoisomerism
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D013237 |
[The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
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Stereolithography
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D000076227 |
[A 3D printing technology where a computer-controlled moving laser beam is used to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from liquid POLYMERS that harden on contact with laser light (photopolymerization).
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Stereotaxic Techniques
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D013238 |
[Techniques used mostly during brain surgery which use a system of three-dimensional coordinates to locate the site to be operated on.
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Stereotyped Behavior
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D013239 |
[Relatively invariant mode of behavior elicited or determined by a particular situation; may be verbal, postural, or expressive.
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Stereotypic Movement Disorder
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D019956 |
[Motor behavior that is repetitive, often seemingly driven, and nonfunctional. This behavior markedly interferes with normal activities or results in severe bodily self-injury. The behavior is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition. (DSM-IV, 1994)
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Stereotyping
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D013240 |
[An oversimplified perception or conception especially of persons, social groups, etc.
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Sterigmatocystin
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D013241 |
[A carcinogenic mycotoxin produced in high yields by strains of the common molds, Aspergillus versicolor, A. nidulans, and an unidentified species of Bipolaris. It causes necrosis of the liver and kidney and has an inhibitory effect on orotic acid incorporation into nuclear RNA.
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Sterile Alpha Motif
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D000071682 |
[A putative protein interaction module, approximately 70 amino acids long, that forms a small five-helix bundle with two large interfaces which may homo- and hetero-oligomerize, or bind non-sterile-alpha motif targets. The sterile alpha motif is present in a wide variety of eukaryotic proteins that function in diverse biological processes.
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Sterilization
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D013242 |
[The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.
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