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Band, chromosome
One of the transverse bands produced on chromosomes by differential staining techniques. Depending on the particular staining technique, the bands are alternating light and dark or fluorescent and nonfluorescent. Each human chromosome has…
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Show more- Ileus Obstruction of the intestine due to it being paralyzed. The paralysis does not need to be complete to cause…
- Tuberculosis, active The presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection with a positive chest X-ray. Treatment of active…
- Anesthesiologist A physician or, less often, a dentist who is specialized in the practice of anesthesiology, the branch of…
- Headache, migraine See migraine headache.
- Blastocyst A thin-walled hollow structure in early embryonic development that contains a cluster of cells called the…
- Empirical midwife A midwife who has entered the profession as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a…
- Syndrome, Witkop A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Disease, rotavirus Rotavirus:A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in young children. Each year, rotavirus (RV) causes an…
- Radical neck See: Radical neck dissection
- Ichthyosis Dry, rectangular scales on the skin. Like fish scales. From the Greek 'ichthys' meaning fish. Ichthyosis is…
- Kinky hair syndrome See: Menkes syndrome
- Mousepox A disease of mice caused by the ectromelia virus. See: Ectromelia virus