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Multifactorial inheritance
The type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than one genetic factor involved and, sometimes, when there are also environmental factors participating in the causation of a condition. Many common traits are multifactorial. Skin…
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- Neuralgia, postherpetic Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles that persists beyond one month. The most common…
- Enterovirus A virus that enters the body through the gastrointestinal tract and thrives there, often moving on to attack…
- Bacteriostatic Capable of inhibiting the growth or reproduction of bacteria. Different from bactericidal (capable of killing…
- Ketone bodies Chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat…
- Seventh cranial nerve The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Pucker, macular See: Macular pucker
- Crack (drug) The street name given to cocaine that has been processed from cocaine hydrochloride to a ready-to-use free…
- Parotitis Inflammation of the parotid glands. A classic feature of mumps.
- Grief, complicated See: Complicated grief
- Fracture, comminuted A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> A fracture is a…