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Osteogenesis imperfecta tarda
See: Osteogenesis imperfecta type I.
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- AMS (acute mountain sickness) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect on the body of being in a high altitude environment. AMS is…
- Cancer, myeloma A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells…
- Myopia Myopia: Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be…
- Glans 1) The glans penis, the rounded head of the penis. 2) The rounded head of the clitoris
- Study, linkage A study aimed at establishing linkage between genes. Linkage is the tendency for genes and other genetic…
- Horizontal A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or…
- Amino acid symbols Symbols that stand for the amino acids, the building blocks of protein. Each amino acid has both a…
- Sudden infant death with dysgenesis of testes Abbreviated SIDDT. For more, see: SIDDT
- Cancer survivor Someone who has received the diagnosis of a potentially fatal form of cancer and is therefore forced to face…
- Molecule The smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance.