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Hereditary atransferrinemia
A genetic disorder in which there is absence of transferrin, a plasma protein that transports iron through the blood. Atransferrinemia is characterized by anemia and hemosiderosis (iron deposition) in the heart and liver. The iron damage…
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- ART (antiretroviral therapy) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Infarction The formation of an infarct, an area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. For example, in a…
- Q bands A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of…
- Poikiloderma Extra pigmentation of the skin demonstrating a variety of shades and associated with widened capillaries…
- Public mourning The public display of grief. This may take many forms ranging from the very formal to the very informal, from…
- Equinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of equinophobia experience undue anxiety even when a…
- Vibrio cholerae One of the Vibrio bacteria, V. cholerae (as the name implies) is the agent of cholera, a devastating and…
- Scan, DXA See: DXA
- Vulvar Pertaining to the vulva, the female external genitalia including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris…
- Pinosome A tiny fluid-filled vesicle (bubble) within a cell. Pinosomes are created in the process of pinocytosis in…