OBDORMITION
\ˌɒbdɔːmˈɪʃən], \ˌɒbdɔːmˈɪʃən], \ˌɒ_b_d_ɔː_m_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By William R. Warner
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[Latin] The state of numbness and anaesthesia in a part when the latter is said to be \"asleep,\" i. e., when the conductivity of the nerves supplying it is temporarily interfered with by pressure, etc.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Proto Oncogene Proteins c erbB 2
- cell surface protein-tyrosine kinase that is found to be overexpressed in significant number adenocarcinomas. It has extensive homology can heterodimerize EGF EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR), 3 receptor (RECEPTOR, 3) and the 4 receptor. Activation of erbB-2 receptor occurs during heterodimer formation with a ligand-bound erbB family members. EC 2.7.11.-.