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Chromosome banding
The treatment of chromosomes to reveal characteristic patterns of horizontal bands like bar codes. The banding patterns lend each chromosome a distinctive appearance so the 22 pairs of human nonsex chromosomes and the X and Y chromosomes…
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Show more- Ventilation The exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere so that oxygen can be exchanged for carbon dioxide…
- Artemsisia annua A Chinese herb (qinghaosu or sweet wormwood) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin
- Glaucoma, symptoms of At first, there are no symptoms. Vision stays normal, and there is no pain. However, as the disease progress…
- Tonsils Small masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat, on either side of the throat
- Esophagus cancer See: Esophageal cancer
- Labia minora The smaller (minor) inside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Autoimmune thyroid disease Disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmunity in which the patient's immune system attacks and damages…
- Intern In medicine, a doctor who has completed medical school and is engaged in a year of additional training at a…
- Hypoglycemia unawareness Hypoglycemia unawareness: A complication of diabetes in which the patient is unaware of a deep drop in blood…
- Disease, Legionnaire A disease due to the bacteria Legionella pneumophila found in plumbing, shower heads and water-storage tanks…
- Melanoma, nodular One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, typically presents as a raised, distinct, bluish-black…
- Lymphadenopathy-associated virus Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. Please see: Lymphadenopathy virus