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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. Lying on one plane; having an even surface.
2. Having little or no resonance.
3. Slightly below the normal pitch of a musical tone.
4. Downright, positive.
5. Fixed, unchanging.
6. Exact, precise.
7. Dull, uninteresting; also, insipid.
8. Deflated.
9. Free from gloss.
10. Lacking depth of characterization.
11. A character that indicates that a specified note is to be lowered by a half step; also, the resulting note.
12. Something flat.
13. An apartment on one floor.
14. A deflated tire.
15. Flatly.
16. Completely.
17. Below the true musical pitch.
18. Flatten.
19. To lower in pitch especially by a half step.
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