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Cancer cluster
A greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time. The expected number of cancer cases is calculated and compared to the observed number of cancer cases. A cancer…
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- Human lymphotropic virus III Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS.
- Naprosyn See: Naproxen
- Conjoined twins See: Conjoined twin
- Sickness, motion Motion sickness is a very common disturbance of the inner ear that is caused by repeated motion such as from…
- FGD1 The faciodigitogenital dysplasia gene. FGD1 normally plays an essential role in embryonic development…
- Burn Damage to the skin or other body parts caused by extreme heat, flame, contact with heated objects, or…
- Calabresi, Paul Italian-born American oncologist who was a leader in developing and testing drugs to treat Hodgkin's…
- Limb The arm or leg.
- Human gene map The locations of the human genes. The location of each gene is called a locus (plural: loci). The total…
- Human Genome Project International effort aimed at identifying and sequencing (ordering) all of the bases in the human genome…
- Cl (chloride) Cl is the chemical symbol for chloride, the major anion found in the fluid outside of cells and in blood. An…