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To destroy or remove tissue by means of fulguration.  

Coming and going intensely like a flash of light, or a shooting pain.  

A rare autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy found almost exclusively in people of Japanese descent, in which muscular weakness, inability to walk, micropolygyria, and mental retardation are common.  

The movement of white blood cells away from chemical or biochemical signaling chemicals, such as chemokines; chemorepulsion.  

A flammable substance that provides energy.  

An autosomal recessive disease resulting from absence of the enzyme required to metabolize fucosidase. Clinically, neurological deterioration begins shortly after a period of normal early development. Heart disease, thick skin, and hyperhidrosis develop and are followed by death at an early age.  

A mucopolysaccharide present in blood group substances and in human milk.  

One of several standards governing the admissibility of scientific or expert testimony in courts of law. To gain acceptance the proposed evidence or testimony must agree with generally accepted scientific methods or thinking.  

A carbohydrate that yields fructose on hydrolysis.  

An enzyme that catalyzes transfer of high-energy phosphate from a donor to fructose.