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Transplant, kidney
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- Holt-Oram syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by the combination of heart disease and malformations of the upper limb. The…
- GFP Green fluorescent protein
- Bladder cancer risks Smoking is a major risk factor. Cigarette smokers develop bladder cancer 2-3 times more often than do…
- Heterochromatin, facultative Heterochromatin that need not always be heterochromatic but which has the faculty to return to the normal…
- Gross anatomy The study of the form of structures that can be seen with the naked eye, as opposed to microscopic anatomy…
- Menstrual Pertaining to menstruation (the menses), as in last menstrual period, menstrual cramps, menstrual cycle, and…
- Warts, plantar Warts that grow on the soles of the feet. Plantar warts are different from most other warts. They tend to be…
- Infection, ear (acute middle) Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- Membrane metalloendopeptidase See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome Ramsay Hunt syndrome: A herpes virus infection of the geniculate nerve ganglion that causes paralysis of the…