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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Sharing some but not all genes, as in parent-child relationships. Individuals are allogeneic when their genes at one or more loci are not identical
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Show more- Gesundheit Interjection used to wish 'good health,' especially to someone who has sneezed. In this situation, Gesundheit…
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…
- Branched-chain ketoaciduria See: Maple syrup urine disease
- Aortic aneurysm An outpouching (a local widening) of the largest artery in the body, the aorta, involving that vessel in its…
- Restenosis Renarrowing, as in restenosis of a coronary artery after angioplasty. From the Greek 'stenos' meaning narrow
- Becker muscular dystrophy A chronic, progressive muscle degeneration disease. A form of muscular dystrophy that is quite similar to…
- Atrophy Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is wasting of muscle, decrease in muscle mass. A nerve can also…
- Rate, heart Number of heart beats per minute. The normal resting adult heart beats regularly at an average rate of 60…
- Nucleotide >A nitrogenous base (A, G, T, or C in DNA; A, G, U, or C in RNA), >A phosphate molecule, and >A sugar…
- Ductus A duct or walled passageway suitable for the conveyance of air or, more often in the body, liquids. The term…
- N-nitroso-fenfluramine A variant of fenfluramine. See: Fenfluramine
- Proliferative Growing and increasing in number rapidly. For example, the lymphoproliferative disorders are diseases in…