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Cat cry syndrome
A disorder caused by the loss of part of the short (p) arm from chromosome 5. Also called the cri du chat (or cri-du-chat) syndrome. The cat cry syndrome is one of the most common human deletion syndromes with an incidence varying between…
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- Ileitis, Crohn Inflammation of the ileum (the farthest segment of the small intestine) due to Crohn disease. Crohn disease…
- Annotate In genetics, to identify the locations and the coding regions of genes in a genome and determine what those…
- Stenosis, carotid-artery See: Carotid stenosis
- Interleukins Substances used in biological therapy. Interleukins stimulate the growth and activities of certain kinds of…
- Malrotation of the intestine Failure for the intestine to rotate normally during embryonic development. One of the dangers is that the…
- Sterilization, female surgical Female surgical sterilization blocks (or removes part or all of) the fallopian tubes so the egg cannot travel…
- PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid. See: Perfluorinated acid
- Fourth ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Hepatotoxic Injurious to the liver. For example, acetaminophen (Tylenol) can be hepatotoxic.
- Anatripsis The use of friction as a treatment modality for a medical condition. Anatripsis may or may not also involve…
- Y chromosome infertility Male infertility with oligozoospermia (a subnormal number of sperm) or azoospermia (the absence of sperm)…