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Inhaler, metered-dose
Not something that is contained in a will, but rather a gene, chromosome or genome that is transmitted from parent to child. The pattern of inheritance is the manner in which a gene is transmitted. For example, the pattern of inheritance…
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Show more- Ejection fraction The portion of blood that is pumped out of a filled ventricle as a result of a heartbeat. The heart does not…
- Visual contrast sensitivity The ability to perceive differences between an object and its background
- Mental retardation and clasped thumbs A syndrome with the following characteristic features:(1) Neurological: Mental retardation and aphasia (lack…
- Typhus, urban. of Malaya Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Dwarf Someone with dwarfism, which is now more correctly called short stature. People with dwarfism (short stature)…
- Hepatic duct, common See: Common hepatic duct
- Venereal wart A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…
- Caliciviridae See: Calicivirus; Norovirus
- Bladder inflammation Inflammation of the urinary bladder. Also called cystitis. Can be due to infection from bacteria that ascend…
- Dwarfism, thanatophoric A form of short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after…
- Synthesis Putting together different entities to make a whole which is new and different. In biochemistry, synthesis…
- Pouch, rectovaginal An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term 'cul-de-sac,'…