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Bone morphogenic protein 2
A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized BMP2) belongs to a superfamily called transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). The gene for BMP2 is on chromosome 20 in band…
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- Mesenteric artery One of the arteries which arises from the abdominal portion of the aorta and distributes blood to most of the…
- Diurnal Occurring in the daytime. A patient may have a diurnal fever rather than a nocturnal one. Diurnal also can…
- ICD Implantable cardiac defibrillator, a device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…
- Gene-expression profiling A genomic technique that based on the fact that only a fraction of the genes encoded in the genome of a cell…
- Cutaneous syndactyly A condition in which fingers or toes are joined together, and the joining involves only the skin, not the…
- Cervical cancer Cervical cancer: Cancer of the entrance to the womb (uterus). The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the…
- Bypass, coronary See: Coronary artery bypass graft.
- Binocular diplopia See: Diplopia, binocular
- Epigenetic Something that affects a cell, organ or individual without directly affecting its DNA. An epigenetic change…
- Peeping tom Eurism): Peeping tom (voyeurism) is a disorder that involves achieving sexual arousal by observing an…
- EMG, surface Surface EMG