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Subtelomeric
Below the telomere, the end of a chromosome. For example, it has been reported that subtle subtelomeric rearrangements of the DNA are responsible for a significant proportion of unexplained cases of moderate to severe mental retardation…
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- Connective tissue A material made up of fibers forming a framework and support structure for body tissues and organs…
- Atelectasis Failure of full expansion of the lung at birth or a collapse thereafter of the lung. The word comes from the…
- Achoo syndrome A disorder characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing provoked in a reflex fashion by the…
- Complete blood count Complete blood count: A set values of the cellular (formed elements) of blood. These measurements are…
- Postpartum In the period just after delivery, as with postpartum depression. Postpartum refers to the mother and…
- Infection, adenovirus Infection with one of a group of viruses responsible for a spectrum of respiratory disease as well as…
- Arhythmia We do not usually give a misspelling but this is a frequent misspelling of arrhythmia (with two r's), meaning…
- Labor Childbirth, the aptly-named experience of delivering the baby and placenta from the uterus to the vagina to…
- Meningococcal vaccine Meningococcal vaccine: A vaccine to prevent meningococcal infection, including meningococcal meningitis, an…
- Genitalia, male See: Male genitalia
- Q.n.s. On a lab report, q.n.s. (or qns or QNS) means Quantity Not Sufficient. Not enough blood, urine or whatever to…