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- Trait, sickle cell A person who possess one copy of the gene for sickle cell anemia. This person carries the gene but does not…
- Parenchyma The key elements of an organ essential to its functioning, as distinct from the capsule that encompasses it…
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- Lissencephaly A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain…
- Surgery, GERD (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
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