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In situ hybridization, fluorescent
An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering chromosome rearrangements, and locating genes on chromosomes. 'Fluorescent' means emitting light that comes from a reaction within…
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- Triskaidekaphobia Fear of the number 13. Written reference to this fear dates to the late 1800s. The term triskaidekaphobia…
- Syndrome, Apert (acrocephalosyndactyly) An inherited disorder with abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands and feet. There is premature…
- Spanish flu A pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) in 1918-19 that caused the highest number of known flu deaths. More than…
- Trachelectomy Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Trachelectomy…
- Gastric cancer Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Carbon dioxide content A measure of the bicarbonate level in the blood. The normal carbon dioxide content may vary somewhat from one…
- Intrauterine growth retardation A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Detoxify To reduce or eliminate the toxicity of a substance or poison. To promote the recovery of a person from an…
- Hypertrophic hypoproteinemic gastropathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Ataxia, cerebellar See: Ataxia
- Hemoglobin F Normal fetal hemoglobin, the predominant type of hemoglobin in the fetus and newborn. The F stands for Fetal.