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Hypertrophy
Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to the increased size of the constituent cells. Hypertrophy occurs in the biceps and heart because of increased work. Cardiac hypertrophy is recognizable microscopically by the…
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Show more- Somatic mutation A mutation in a somatic cell, in contrast to a mutation in a germ cell. See also: Acquired mutation.
- Fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Morton nerve entrapment See: Morton's neuroma
- Trigeminal neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia: Also called tic douloureux. Inflammation of the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial…
- Case-to-infection proportion See: Case-to-infection ratio
- Okihiro syndrome The association of Duane syndrome (eye retraction) with forearm malformation and deafness. Okihiro syndrome…
- Scaffold 1. In genetics, the chromosome structure consisting entirely of nonhistone proteins remaining after all the…
- Polyphenol A kind of chemical that (at least in theory) may protect against some common health problems and possibly…
- Ischemia Inadequate blood supply (circulation) to a local area due to blockage of the blood vessels to the area.
- Chickenpox vaccination See Chickenpox immunization
- Binocular vision The ability to maintain visual focus on an object with both eyes, creating a single visual image. Lack of…
- System, immune A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…