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Holandric inheritance
Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can only be transmitted from father to son. It has often been said that little is known about specific genes that might be Y-linked…
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Show more- Curse, Ondine's Failure from birth of central nervous system control over breathing while asleep. There are usually no…
- Motoneuron The term motoneuron is an elision of motor and neuron. See: Motor neuron
- Radiation sickness See: Acute radiation syndrome
- Attenuate To weaken, dilute, thin, reduce, weaken, diminish. The use of 'attenuate' in medicine is not new. In the 16th…
- Pancreatitis, acute See: Acute pancreatitis
- Renal syndrome with hemorrhagic fever A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…
- Labyrinthitis Inflammation of the labyrinth, the system of intercommunicating canals and cavities within the inner ear…
- Cholesterol lowering with niacin Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water-soluble B vitamins, improves all lipoproteins when given in doses…
- RLL Acronym for the right lower lobe (of the lung). The right lung has three lobes: the right upper lobe (RUL)…
- Syndrome, cauda equina See: Cauda equina syndrome
- Cancer, oat cell See: Oat cell cancer
- EDMD Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss