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Polymorphic
Pertaining to a polymorphism, a variation in the DNA that is too common to be due merely to new mutation. A polymorphism must have a frequency of at least 1% in the population. Examples of polymorphic genes include those for sickle cell…
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- Intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT. A type of three-dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to match radiation to…
- Febrile Feverish.
- Midbrain aqueduct A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Posture The carriage of the body as a whole, the attitude of the body, or the position of the limbs (the arms and…
- Lamina A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone…
- Chromatids The daughter strands of a duplicated chromosome joined together by a centromere.
- Fornix vaginae See: Vaginal fornix
- Syndrome, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker This condition is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately…
- Bell 1. Bell's palsy.2. Bell, Charles
- Veterinary medicine The medical science concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases in animals. Aside from…