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- Lindau-von Hippel syndrome See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Triphalangeal Having three phalanges in a digit normally composed of only two
- Seizure, myoclonic See: Myoclonic seizure
- Gallbladder A pear-shaped organ just below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver. During a fatty meal, the…
- Start, sleep See: Hypnic jerk
- Contusion Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused when blood vessels are…
- Codes, drug caution Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Heparin, low-weight A newer form of the drug heparin (brand name: Lovenox, Fragmin) that has a lower molecular weight than normal…
- Complementary sequence Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double- stranded structure by matching base pairs. For…
- Basement membrane A thin membrane upon which is posed a single layer of cells. The basement membrane is made up of proteins…