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The definitions used in this glossary of terminology either have been provided by the authors of the articles, or have been extracted wholly or in part, or paraphrased from the following sources: The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine, Charles B. Clayman, MD, Medical Editor, Random House, New York, 1989; Biotechnology from A to Z, 2d Edition, William Bains, Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2002; A Dictionary of Genetics, 6th Edition, Robert C. King and William D. Stansfield, Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2002; Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 29th and 30th Editions, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 2000, 2003; Genes VII, Benjamin Lewin, Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2000; The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Volumes I and II, Stacey L. Blachford, Ed., Thomson Learning, New York, New York, 2002; The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts, 1997; Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd Edition, Bruce Alberts, et al., Garland Publishing, 1994; The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged Edition, 1966; Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, 1991.
DEFINITION:
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1. Having a thin cutting edge or fine point; not dull or blunt.
2. Cold, nipping.
3. Keen in intellect, perception, or attention.
4. Brisk, energetic.
5. Irritable.
6. Causing intense distress.
7. Harsh, cutting.
8. Affecting the senses as if cutting or piercing.
9. Not smooth or rounded.
10. Involving an abrupt or extreme change.
11. Clear, distinct; also, easy to perceive.
12. Higher than the true pitch; also, raised by a half step.
13. Stylish.
14. In a sharp manner.
15. Exactly, precisely.
16. A sharp edge or point.
17. A character # which indicates that a specified note is to be raised by a half step; also, the resulting note.
18. Sharper.
19. To raise in pitch by a half step.
20. Phillip A. Sharp, born 1943. British biochemist; co-winner, with Richard J. Roberts, of the Nobel prize for medicine or physiology in 1993 for his discoveries about the structure of genes and the transmission of genetic information.
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