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Familial adenomatous coli, autosomal recessive
See: MYH
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) The clinical research facility of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. As a national resource…
- Eukaryote An organism that consists of one or more cells each of which has a nucleus and other well-developed…
- Non-rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor See: G-CSF
- Cachexia Physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass caused by disease. Patients with advanced cancer, AIDS…
- Sibling A brother or sister
- Down syndrome critical region Down syndrome critical region: (Abbreviated DSCR) A region on the long (q) arm of chromosome 21 thought to be…
- Injury Harm or hurt. The term 'injury' may be applied in medicine to damage inflicted upon oneself as in a hamstring…
- Glenoid labrum A ring of fibrocartilage that runs around the cavity of the scapula (wingbone) in which the head of the…
- Medical school syndrome A form of acute hypochondriasis that affects most people in training to be a physician. For example, when…