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Period, incubation
In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the disease appear. For example, the incubation period of chickenpox is 14-16 days. In biology, the incubation period is the time needed…
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- Epidermolysis bullosa One in a group of blistering skin conditions. The skin is so fragile in people with epidermolysis bullosa…
- Cleidocranial dysostosis >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Transaminase, serum glutamic pyruvic (SGPT) An enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells, and is released into blood when the liver or…
- Saccular From the Latin 'sacculus' meaning a small pouch. As for example the alveolar saccules (little air pouches)…
- Keshan disease Condition caused by deficiency of the essential mineral selenium. Keshan disease is a potentially fatal form…
- Edema Edema: The swelling of soft tissues as a result of excess water accumulation. Edema is often more prominent…
- PLGF Placental growth factor
- Murray Valley encephalitis A viral encephalitis first recognized in the Murray Valley, in Victoria, Australia, caused by a flavivirus…
- Directed DNA sequencing Successively sequencing DNA from adjacent stretches of a chromosome
- Transplant The grafting of a tissue from one place to another, just as in botany a bud from one plant might be grafted…