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Syndrome, Lenz microphthalmia
See: Lenz microphthalmia syndrome
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Show more- Antero- Prefix signifying before, earlier, front. From the Latin anterior meaning before
- Holandric inheritance Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Placenta, supernumerary A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Klippel-Feil phenotype See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Flutter Flutter is a rapid vibration or pulsation. The difference between flutter and fibrillation is that flutter is…
- Lederberg See: Lederberg, Joshua
- Meatus, female urethral The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Psychopathic personality Ee: Antisocial personality disorder
- Duct A passage or a tube with well-defined walls suitable for the conveyance of air or liquids, as the bile duct…
- Peripheral insulin resistance Failure of target tissues to increase glucose disposal in response to insulin. See also: Insulin resistance
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia An acute (sudden onset), rapidly progressing form of leukemia that is characterized by the presence in the…
- Cancer of the pancreas See: Pancreatic cancer