Author: Glossary

An oval body located behind the anterior pyramid of the medulla oblongata and consisting of a convoluted sheet of gray matter enclosing white matter.  

The detection of particular oligonucleotides in a nucleic acid specimen.  

Insufficient secretion of saliva.  

Caused by, affecting, or relating to a small number of genes.  

Apparatus for testing the power of the sense of smell.  

The therapeutic injection of oil.  

A compound of sugar and volatile oil used to mitigate the bad taste of some drugs.  

An oleate of glyceryl found in nearly all fixed oils and fats; an important part of oils.