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Hardy-Weinberg law
Basic concept in population genetics discovered independently in 1908 by the great English mathematician G(odfrey) H(arold) Hardy and Wilhelm Weinberg, a physician in Germany. The Hardy- Weinberg law is a cornerstone of clinical genetics…
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Show more- Contrast sensitivity, visual The ability to perceive differences between an object and its background
- Tenosynovitis, De Quervain's 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example…
- N-nitroso-fenfluramine A variant of fenfluramine. See: Fenfluramine
- Plague, black In the 14th century the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below the skin (subcutaneous hemorrhage)…
- Abuse, pregnancy Abuse of an expectant mother. This abuse is most often perpetrated by the woman's spouse, partner, or…
- EPR Abbreviation for Electrophrenic respiration. Also known as diaphragm pacing. See: Diaphragm pacing
- Systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Nodding syndrome A mysterious disease of children that causes seizures, growth retardation (stunted growth), mental…
- Aorta, thoracic The thoracic aorta is a section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, within the chest. Specifically…
- Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes: See: Diabetes, gestational.
- Transvestite A person who dresses in the clothing of the opposite sex, i.e., a person who cross-dresses
- Erythrasma A chronic superficial slowly spreading skin infection, especially in the folds of the body and webs between…