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Concordant
1. Showing concordance, complete agreement. A couple may be concordant for a sexually transmitted infection, with both partners having it. 2. In transplantation genetics, between closely related species. A concordant xenograft is a…
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- Nonsyndromic deafness Hearing loss which is not part of a syndrome. Deafness with no related signs and symptoms affecting other…
- Random number table A table of numbers generated in an unpredictable, haphazard sequence. Tables of random numbers are used to…
- Sinoatrial node The sinoatrial node (the SA node) is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system…
- Xanthoma tendinosum Xanthoma that clusters around tendons, and is associated with lipid disorders
- Analgesic drug A drug designed to control pain. Analgesic comes from the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain =…
- Callus 1. A localized firm thickening of the upper layer of skin as a result of repetitive friction. A callus on the…
- Exstrophy Eversion of a hollow organ at birth. An exstrophic bladder is one that is turned inside out like a rubber…
- Shaken baby syndrome Syndrome: Ines, particularly to the head, caused by violently shaking an infant. The syndrome is the…
- Ewing sarcoma Sarcoma: A type of bone tumor that occurs in children and adolescents, most often in the large bones of the…
- Preconceptual counselling The interchange of information prior to pregnancy. Usually for pregnancy planning and care, but sometimes in…