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The capability of sperm to function -- to penetrate and fertilize the egg
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- Agranulocytosis, infantile genetic Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Respiratory Having to do with respiration, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. From the Latin re- (again) +…
- Intervention The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an…
- Extrauterine Outside the uterus (the womb). As opposed to intrauterine: inside the uterus. For example, normal pregnancies…
- Chromosome 2 The second largest chromosome in the human genome. Chromosome 2 contains over 240 million base pairs and more…
- Adenomatous polyposis coli, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Abduction In medicine, the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body. Abduction of both legs spreads the…
- Fever, rheumatic An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a 'strep throat') or scarlet fever and…
- Splenic artery A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges…