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Y-linkage
The presence of a gene on the Y chromosome. Y-linkage is analogous to X-linkage (the presence of a gene on the X chromosome) in that it says a gene is on one of the sex chromosomes. It has often been said that little is known about…
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Show more- Subacute spongiform encephalopathy See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Oxyuris A group of intestinal worms that includes pinworm.
- DNA In the UK, DNA is an abbreviation for "did not attend." (In the US, the term used for a patient who missed an…
- RX Medical abbreviation for treatment
- Subclinical disease An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…
- Pleiotropic cytokine Cytokine that affects the activity of multiple cell types. A cytokine is a small protein that has a specific…
- Therapy, family See: Family therapy
- Sleep, paroxysmal Sleep, paroxysmal: A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep…
- Anemia, iron deficiency Anemia, iron deficiency: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency…
- ABR test >Hearing integrity (and neurologic normalcy) in infants and young children. >Neurologic integrity (and…
- Immunodepressant An agent that can depress or prevent the immune response. See: Immunosuppressant
- Cord 1. In anatomy, a long ropelike structure. 2. Short for the spinal cord or the umbilical cord