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Vampire children
Perjorative term for children with xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease with such extraordinary sensitivity to sunlight that ordinary sun exposure results in the development of skin cancer at a very early age. Children with xeroderma…
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Show more- Thyroglobulin A protein found in the thyroid gland. Some thyroglobulin can be found in the blood, and this amount may be…
- Immunologist A person who is knowledgeable about immunology.
- Rate, heart Number of heart beats per minute. The normal resting adult heart beats regularly at an average rate of 60…
- Cytokine A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on…
- Rickets, hypophosphatemic A familial form of rickets characterized by hypophosphatemia (low blood phosphate level), defective…
- Rumination 1. Regurgitating food after a meal and then swallowing and digesting some of it. Cattle and other ruminant…
- Otitis interna Inflammation of the inner ear. Sometimes used as a synonym for labyrinthitis, inflammation of the labyrinth…
- White spots on the nails Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Vein, femoral See: Femoral vein
- C. elegans Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm
- WPW syndrome Abbreviation for the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical…
- Folding motif An independent folding unit, or particular structure, that recurs in many molecules