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Hypochondroplasia
Hypochondroplasia is a type of short-limb dwarfism with shortening especially of the ends of the limbs (termed rhizomelic dwarfism). The short stature and limb shortening can be mild. The diagnosis is often made at 2-4 years of age when…
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- Adams-Stokes disease Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent…
- Replication, DNA A wondrous complex process whereby the ('parent') strands of DNA in the double helix are separated and each…
- Chicken genome The genome of the Red Jungle Fowl, Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens, comprising about 1…
- Down-regulation See: Downregulation
- Preoperative care Care given before surgery when physical and psychological preparations are made for the operation, according…
- Colorectal cancer Cancer of the colon and rectum. A malignant tumor arising from the inner wall of the large intestine. Risk…
- Intractable Unstoppable. For example, intractable diarrhea or intractable pain.
- Bos taurus genome See: Bovine genome
- Wart, genital A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…
- Malnutrition A term used to refer to any condition in which the body does not receive enough nutrients for proper…
- IgM Immunoglobulin M, a major class of immunoglobulins. IgM includes the antibodies that are usually produced…