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Whole-arm translocation
A type of chromosome rearrangement, also called a Robertsonian translocation, in which there is fusion of an entire long arm of one acrocentric chromosome with a similarly intact long arm of another acrocentric chromosome. The short arms…
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Show more- DHHS Acronym for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also known as HHS. The U.S. Department of…
- Syndrome, acute respiratory distress Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid A form of joint disease in children whose systemic signs and symptoms include high intermittent fever, a…
- Collarbone A horizontal bone above the first rib that makes up the front part of the shoulder. The collarbone, also…
- LN2 Liquid nitrogen
- Conformational radiation therapy A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Atherosclerosis A process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of medium-sized and large arteries as a result…
- Swallowing syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Therapeutic touch A practice derived from an ancient technique called laying on of hands. It is based on the premise that it is…
- Thrombophlebitis Inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms
- Principal investigator In biomedical research, the person who directs a research project or program. The principal investigator (the…
- Myotonic dystrophy 2 See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2