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Chondrosarcoma
A malignant tumor that forms in cartilage cells (chondroplasts) and that produces cartilage matrix. Chondrosarcoma can be primary or secondary. Primary chondrosarcoma forms in bone and is found in children. Secondary chondrosarcoma arises…
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- NIH A genetic disease named for the city of Nijmegen (in The Netherlands) with increased chromosome breakage…
- Ocular conjunctiva That part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer surface of the eye. The…
- Dissecting aneurysm A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery (an aneurysm) in which the wall of an artery rips (dissects)…
- Anticipation A remarkable phenomenon in which a genetic disease appears earlier appearance and with increased from with…
- Normal range By convention, the normal range for whatever (a particular test, condition, symptom, behavior, etc.) is set…
- Therapeutics In medicine, the branch that deals specifically with the treatment of disease and the art and science of…
- Discharge 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vagina.2. The passing of an action…
- Xeroderma pigmentosum A genetic disease characterized by such extraordinary sensitivity to sunlight that it results in the…
- Polyploid Three or more full sets of chromosomes. A polyploid brain tumor cell might for example have 69 or 92…