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Chromosome banding
The treatment of chromosomes to reveal characteristic patterns of horizontal bands like bar codes. The banding patterns lend each chromosome a distinctive appearance so the 22 pairs of human nonsex chromosomes and the X and Y chromosomes…
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- Subdural hematoma Bleeding into the space between the dura (the brain cover) and the brain itself. This space is called the…
- Crotch A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower…
- Blighted ovum A fertilized ovum (egg) that did not develop or whose development ceased at an early stage, before 6 or 7…
- Th1 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Hormone,T4 Thyroxine
- Reinstein syndrome A heritable syndrome characterized by eye disease (specifically, macular degeneration and inverse retinitis…
- Cardiac arrest A medical emergency with absent or inadequate contraction of the left ventricle of the heart that immediately…
- Syndrome, trisomy 18 There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this condition have multiple…
- SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease occurs when the…
- Nasoenteral tube See: Nasogastric tube