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Vitamin Q10
See: Coenzyme Q10
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Show more- Meiotic Pertaining to meiosis (the process of germ cell formation).
- Lissencephaly syndrome See: Miller-Dieker syndrome
- Absent eye Also called anophthalmia, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers…
- Bromine A brownish-red element that is a liquid at room temperature, dissolves in water, and has a bleach-like…
- Fat, unsaturated A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed…
- Radical neck See: Radical neck dissection
- Fistula An abnormal passageway in the body. The fistula may go from the body surface into a blindpouch or into an…
- Fever, relapsing See: Relapsing fever
- Acquired immunity Immunity acquired by infection or vaccination (active immunity) or by the transfer of antibody or lymphocytes…
- Hybridization, fluorescent in situ An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
- Inactivation, X chromosome A syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which results in the inability to put out…
- Hearing loss, age-related See: Presbycusis