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Show more- Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA Sanfilippo syndrome due to deficiency of the enzyme heparan N-sulfatase. See also: Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Transudate A fluid that passes through a membrane which filters out much of the protein and cellular elements to yield a…
- Osteoclasia Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue, as occurs when broken bones heal
- Cow genome See: Bovine genome
- Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A Abbreviated as PAPPA or PAPP-A. A large zinc-binding protein that acts as an enzyme, specifically a…
- Leptomeningeal Having to do with the leptomeninges, the two innermost layers of tissues that cover the brain and spinal…
- Gage, Phineas The most famous patient to have survived severe damage to the brain and the first from whom something was…
- Hepatocellular carcinoma A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called adult primary liver…
- Crohn colitis Crohn disease involving only the large intestine (colon). Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- Discordance 1. The presence of any given condition such as HIV in only one member of a couple. 2. In genetics, the…
- Anti CCP See: Citrulline antibody
- Meiotic Pertaining to meiosis (the process of germ cell formation).