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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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- Human Genome Project International effort aimed at identifying and sequencing (ordering) all of the bases in the human genome…
- Recessive, X-linked A gene on the X chromosome that expresses itself only when there is no different gene present at that locus…
- High altitude Altitude sickness occurs at high altitude. So what is high altitude? Altitude is defined on the following…
- Atlas and axis joint The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Acute epiglottitis A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the…
- Progressive vaccinia A severe complication of smallpox vaccination that occurs because of an immune defect in the vaccinated…
- Battered child syndrome A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not…
- Expressivity The consistency of a genetic disease. For example, Marfan disease shows variable expressivity. Some persons…
- Mutation A permanent change, a structural alteration, in the DNA or RNA. In humans and many other organisms, mutations…
- Therapy, gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…