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Human gene therapy
Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by replacing, altering, or supplementing a gene that is absent or abnormal and whose absence or abnormality is responsible for a disease. In…
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- Teratogen, coumadin as The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…
- Xerogram A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film. Also called a xeroradiograph. From the Greek…
- Script An informal colloquial term for a prescription. Derived from prescription by removing both its beginning and…
- Antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- Fibrous dysplasia, polyostotic The lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and ankle. (The…
- Stage of dilatation The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labor
- Laser surgery A type of surgery that uses the cutting power of a laser beam to make bloodless cuts in tissue or remove a…
- Vein, brachial A vein that accompanies the brachial artery between the shoulder and the elbow. The route of the brachial…
- Hamartoma A benign (noncancerous) tumor-like growth consisting of a disorganized mixture of cells and tissues normally…
- RLQ Abbreviation for the right lower quadrant (quarter) of the abdomen. The RLQ of the abdomen contains the…
- Neglect, child Child neglect is the most frequently reported form of child abuse (60% of all cases) and the most lethal…