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HHV-5
Human herpesvirus 5. See cytomegalovirus.
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- Congenital hip dislocation The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
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- QT syndrome, long An inherited defect in the heart rhythm. In the US alone, it is estimated that 4,000 children and young…
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- Hard palate The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is the front of the palate and is in front of the…
- Alternative splicing A mechanism by which different forms of mature mRNAs (messengers RNAs) are generated from the same gene…
- Heights, fear of An irrational unreasonable fear of heights is called acrophobia. From the Greek 'acron', height + 'phobos'…
- RVF 1. Rift Valley fever, the disease and the virus that causes it.2. Right ventricular failure, failure of the…
- Muscular dystrophy, oculopharyngeal A form of muscular dystrophy that begins in the muscles of the eyes and throat. It usually appears between…