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Disease, Vrolik's
Osteogenesis imperfecta type II, an inherited connective tissue disorder with very severe bone fragility, the lethal form of 'brittle bone disease.' It is a recessive trait with males and females affected. Two copies of the mutant gene are…
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- Amygdaloid nucleus A small oval structure in the temporal lobe of the brain that is closely connected to the hypothalamus, the…
- Micropigmentation Tattooing
- SCFE Slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
- Cutting for the stone The removal of kidney or bladder stones by surgery. The procedure is today called lithotomy. In the first…
- Restriction map An array of sites in DNA susceptible to cleavage by diverse restriction enzymes
- Vrolik's disease Osteogenesis imperfecta type II, an inherited connective tissue disorder with very severe bone fragility, the…
- Zoophilia A sexual disorder involving an erotic attraction to animals or an abnormal desire to have sexual contact with…
- John W. Kirkland See: Kirklin, John W.
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- Vaccine, killed polio See: Polio vaccine, inactivated