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Juvenile polyposis
An autosomal dominant disorder in which polyps develop throughout the gastrointestinal tract in the first decade or two of life. People with the disease are at increased risk for developing gastrointestinal cancers. There can also be…
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Show more- Cyclin One of a group of proteins that regulate the cell cycle. The cyclins bind to and activate cyclin-dependent…
- Infant A child up to 2 years (24 months) of age. The word 'infant' came from the Latin infans which was derived from…
- Maxilla The maxilla is the major bone of the upper jaw
- Sidney Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- Vesicoenteric Pertaining to both the urinary bladder and intestine or to a communication between them, as in a…
- MRNA Messenger RNA, the key intermediary in gene expression, translating the DNA's genetic code into the amino…
- Sebaceous cyst A sebaceous cyst is a rounded swollen area of the skin formed by an abnormal sac of retained excretion…
- Disease, Bowen's N early stage of skin cancer. Bowen disease is medically the same as 'squamous cell carcinoma in situ.'…
- Therapy, estrogen replacement (ERT) Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of…
- Potassium deficiency Inadequate potassium intake and hence potassium levels in the blood that are abnormally low. This state is…
- X (in genetics) Although the letter X can be used as a symbol in various ways (such as with X-rays, the X-axis of a graph…
- CSF (colony-stimulating factor) A laboratory-made agent similar to a substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells. The…