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Any peptide antibiotic whose chemical structure includes a bridge maintained by the rare amino acid lanthionine. Subtilin and nisin are examples of lantibiotics.  

A metallic element; atomic weight 138.906; atomic number 57. It is one of a group of elements called lanthanides.  

Adapted or designed for tearing, as the canine teeth.  

A feeling of weariness or exhaustion as from illness; lack of vigor or animation; lassitude.  

The tendency for editors and readers to pay greater attention to scientific studies reported in English than to those studies written in other languages.  

The structural orientation of the fibrous tissue of the skin, forming the natural cleavage lines that, though present in all body areas, are visible only in certain sites such as the creases of the palm. These lines are of particular importance in surgery. Incisions made parallel to them make a much smaller scar upon healing…

Bending or twisting of the last few centimeters of the ileum with external adhesions between the folded loops of intestines. This may cause intestinal obstruction.  

Explosive devices placed in or on the ground to injure, kill, or destroy humans, animals, or equipment passing over or near them. These are activated on contact. They remain active after armed conflict has ceased and, if they are not removed, can detonate years later, causing unexpected traumatic injury and death.