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Acrocentric chromosome
A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere (the 'waist' of the chromosome) located quite near one end of the chromosome. The 'acro-' in acrocentric comes from the Greek…
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- Black lung disease A chronic occupational lung disease contracted by the prolonged breathing of coal mine dust. The silica and…
- Cleft uvula The uvula, the little V-shaped fleshy mass hanging from the back of the soft palate, is cleft. . Cleft uvula…
- Cowpox A mild skin disease of milk cows, principally confined to the udder and teats, that may be contracted by…
- Angiopathy Disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two basic types of angiopathy…
- Psychosis In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person's capacity to meet life's…
- Nerve pathways, visual The optic nerves serving the eyes join behind the eyes just in front of the pituitary gland to form a…
- Prandial Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a…
- Dextrocardia The heart is reversed and is in the right side of the chest rather than in its normal location on the left…
- Bleb A bladder-like structure more than 5 mm in diameter with thin walls that may be full of fluid. Also called a…