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Show more- Tandem repeat sequences Multiple copies of the same DNA base sequence on a chromosome; used as a marker in physical mapping of the…
- Migraine without aura See: Common migraine
- Biofluid A biological fluid. Biofluids can be excreted (such as urine or sweat), secreted (such as breast milk or…
- Cephalgia Headache. (One of those things we all know but that defies an easy definition.) Literally, headache is an…
- Acoustic neurinoma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Liver fluke Fasciola hepatica
- Health, Saami See: Artic health
- BMI A person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by their height in meters (m) squared. BMI stands for body mass…
- Thoracolumbosacral orthosis (TLSO) One of the two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis…
- Syndrome, chromosome 4 short-arm deletion This syndrome, called the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the…
- Trait, sickle cell A person who possess one copy of the gene for sickle cell anemia. This person carries the gene but does not…
- Ganglia, basal A region located at the base of the brain composed of 4 clusters of neurons, or nerve cells. This area of the…