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A genus of venomous snakes that includes most rattlesnakes.  

Any scientific study of a therapeutic agent in which participants are exposed in sequence to the putative cure and subsequently (or previously) to an inactive agent or an agent whose efficacy has been previously established. The participants “cross over” from one arm of the study to the other and serve as their own control group.…

Fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals.  

Contralateral facilitation or changes resulting from exercise.  

A hazardous method of opening an unconscious patient’s mouth by placing the thumb and index finger of a gloved hand on opposite rows of teeth and spreading the jaw open.  

Passing from one side to the other, as the crossed corticospinal tract, in which nerve fibers cross from one side of the medulla to the other.  

To dress in clothing worn by members of the opposite sex.  

Concerning the physiological and social differences and similarities of two or more cultures.  

Mating of individuals of different breeds or strains. cross-bridge In the sarcomere of a muscle cell, the portion of the myosin filaments that pulls the actin filaments toward the center of a sarcomere during contraction.  

Presentation of the fetus in which the long axis of the fetus is at right angles to that of the mother and requires version or cesarean delivery. A delivery in which the baby is positioned horizontally across the womb, with no particular body part presenting at the opening of the womb.