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Show more- Fragile X syndrome Fragile X syndrome: One of the most common causes of inherited mental retardation and neuropsychiatric…
- IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) A group of chronic intestinal diseases characterized by inflammation of the bowel -- the large or small…
- Vein, varicose See: Varicose vein
- Basophilic leukocyte See: Basophil
- Cone A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provide sharp…
- Multidetector-row CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Type 1 diabetes See Diabetes, type 1
- Delusional parasitosis Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles.
- Genome, roundworm See: Yeast genome.
- Rheumatoid spondylitis See: Ankylosing spondylitis
- Gingiva The gum
- Red blood cell The blood cell that carries oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them…