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Genetic disease
Genetic disease: A disease caused by an abnormality in an individual's genome. There are a number of different types of genetic inheritance: > >Single gene inheritance -- Also called Mendelian or monogenic inheritance. This type of…
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- Ragged red fibers with CPEO See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Non-rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Nurse, registered A nurse who has completed a two- to four-year degree program in nursing, and provides direct patient care for…
- Galactose A sugar contained in milk. Galactose makes up half of the sugar called lactose that is found in milk. Lactose…
- Nerve, glossopharyngeal The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth cranial nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Cancer of the rectum See: Rectal cancer
- Murine typhus An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic…
- No show Term used in the US for a patient who missed an appointment. (In the UK, a patient who failed an appointment…
- Fungus, foot Athlete's foot causes foot itching, burning, pain, and scaling. It is caused by a fungus and is treated with…
- Familial adenomatous coli, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Mercaptopurine A drug that acts as an antimetabolite, interfering with the metabolism of purine bases and inhibiting the…