General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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Antihistamine

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A type of drug that inhibits the combination of histamine with histamine receptors. These drugs are termed either H-1 or H-2 receptor antagonists depending on which type of histamine receptor is ...

A type of embryological study in which the history of individual blastomeres (cells formed during division of the zygote) or meristem cells is traced to their ultimate differentiation into tissues ...

Infectious myxomatosis

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A viral disease of European rabbits ( Oryctolagus ) and domestic rabbits, spread mainly by biting insects (mosquitoes and rabbit fleas) and characterised by edematous swellings of the skin, ...

Louping ill

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A viral disease of sheep, capable of producing central nervous system manifestations. It occurs chiefly in the British Isles. Infections have been reported, although rarely, among persons working ...

Pictorial drawing

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A view of an object (actual or imagined) as it would be seen by an observer who looks at the object either in a chosen direction or from a selected point of view. One such view often suffices to give ...

Parametric array

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A virtual array of sources of sound in a fluid (more fully termed a parametric acoustic array) that is formed by two collinear acoustic waves propagating in the same direction, which interact because ...

Kiwifruit

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A vigorous deciduous fruiting vine (family Actinidiceae) that is native to central China, where it commonly grows in moist and sheltered areas on the forest edges. Kiwifruit requires both the female ...