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Karyotype
A standard arrangement of the chromosome complement done for chromosome analysis. For example, a normal human female karyotype would have 22 pairs of autosomes (non-sex chromosomes) arranged in numerical order together with two X…
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- Therapy, psychodynamic See: Psychodynamic therapy
- Squamous cells Flat cells that look like fish scales. The word 'squamous' came from the Latin squama meaning 'the scale of a…
- Sexual sadism Individuals with sexual sadism disorder have persistent fantasies in which sexual excitement results from…
- Menstrual cramps Menstrual cramps: Cramping in the lower abdomen, usually in the first or second day of the menstrual cycle…
- Ribonucleic acid (RNA) A combination of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and protein. In autoimmune diseases, antibodies can form against…
- Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that oversees gene-therapy research in the U.S
- Neuroendocrine Having to do with neuroendocrinology: the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system
- Goiter-deafness syndrome See Pendred syndrome
- Pneumoconiosis The deposition of particulate matter such as asbestos and silicon in the lungs. See also: Black lung disease
- Adverse drug reaction See: Adverse reaction
- Biopsy, sentinel-lymph-node See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy