Plant Leaves. Plant Leaf . Leaf, Plant . Leave, Plant . Leaves, Plant . Plant Leave . Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed) . 1.00
Battered Women. Abused Woman . Battered Woman . Woman, Abused . Woman, Battered . Abused Women . Women, Abused . Women, Battered . Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed) . 0.31
Myeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 Protein. Homeobox Protein MEIS1 . Meis-1 Protein . Meis1 Protein . Meis1 Transcription Factor . MEIS1, Homeobox Protein . Meis 1 Protein . Transcription Factor, Meis1 . A TALE-type homeodomain protein and transcription factor that functions as a regulator of PAX6 PROTEIN expression and as an activator of PLATELET FACTOR 4 gene expression. It is essential for hematopoiesis, differentiation of MEGAKARYOCYTES, and vascular patterning. It may also have a role in the induction of myeloid leukemias. . 0.31
Acetic Acid. Acetic Acid Glacial . Acetic Acid, Glacial . Acid Glacial, Acetic . Acid, Acetic . Acid, Glacial Acetic . Glacial, Acetic Acid . Glacial Acetic Acid . Vinegar . Ethanoic Acid . Product of the oxidation of ethanol and of the destructive distillation of wood. It is used locally, occasionally internally, as a counterirritant and also as a reagent. (Stedman, 26th ed) . 0.30
Adaptation. Degree of Adaptability . Life Skills . The process and the result of physical, biological and psychological changes of an organism or a population in order to adjust to given environmental conditions. (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) . 0.30
Tissue Expansion. Expansion, Tissue . Expansions, Tissue . Tissue Expansions . A procedure whereby the body is stimulated to generate extra soft tissue by the application of stretching forces that stimulate new growth of tissue which, over a period of time, results in a 2-dimensional expansion of the tissue. The procedure is used in reconstructive surgery for injuries caused by trauma, burns, or ablative surgery. Various types of TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES have been developed that exert stretching forces. . 0.30
