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Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease: See: Parkinson disease.
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- Yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) A vector (carrier) created and used in the laboratory to clone pieces of DNA. A YAC is constructed from the…
- Xeroradiograph A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film. Also called a xerogram. From the Greek 'xeros'…
- Housemaid's knee See Prepatellar bursitis
- Diarrhea, traveler's Diarrhea illness associated with travel to a foreign country. Among the causes of traveler's diarrhea are…
- DNA, satellite DNA that contains many tandem (not inverted) repeats of a short basic repeating unit. Satellite DNA is…
- Pouch, rectovaginal An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term 'cul-de-sac,'…
- Anorexigenic Causing anorexia (loss of appetite) as, for example, an anorexigenic drug
- Ear pit Tiny pit in front of the ear: preauricular pit. A minor anomaly of no great consequence in itself. More…
- Gower syndrome (situational syncope) The temporary loss of consciousness in particular kinds of situations. (Syncope is temporary loss of…
- Quack 1) A practitioner who suggests the use of substances or devices for the prevention or treatment of disease…