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Transport disease, cystine
Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a building block of protein) called cystine. The result is an excess of cystine in the urine (cystinuria) and the formation of cystine…
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- Specificity 1. The quality of being specific as, for example, she showed the use of specificity in her diagnosis. 2. The…
- Glomeruli The plural of glomerulus
- Optic glioma A benign tumor on an optic nerve or the optic chiasm (the crossing of the two optic nerves). Optic gliomas…
- Daughter 1. A female offspring. 2. A female adopted child. 3. A product of radioactive decay. 4. A cell resulting from…
- Parathormone A hormone that is made by the parathyroid gland and that is critical to calcium and phosphorus balance…
- Leper 1. Someone with leprosy (Hansen disease). The term leper is now in disfavor. 2. By extension, a pariah. A…
- Mammary gland One of the two half-moon-shaped glands on either side of the adult female chest, which with fatty tissue and…
- Bullous Characterized by blistering, such as in a second-degree burn. Bullous is the adjective for bulla. A bulla is…
- Penrose drain A soft tube-shaped rubber or silicone drain. Named for the American gynecologist Charles Bingham Penrose…
- Crotch A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower…
- Motoneuron The term motoneuron is an elision of motor and neuron. See: Motor neuron