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Show more- X-linked retinoschisis See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor See: G-CSF
- Autoimmune disease An illness that occurs when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a…
- Cancer, thyroid See: Thyroid cancer
- Broca's area An area of the cerebral motor cortex in the frontal lobe of the brain that is responsible for speech…
- Antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Retinal artery, central The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. The counterpart to the…
- Genome, C. elegans See: C. elegans genome.
- Homosexuality Sexuality directed toward someone of the same sex
- Injury, mental child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Pyloric stenosis Narrowing (stenosis) of the outlet of the stomach so that food cannot pass easily from it into the duodenum…
- Colostomy, transverse A colostomy in which the exterior opening (stoma) is located on the upper abdomen