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David-Stickler syndrome
See: Stickler syndrome
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- Sequence tagged site (STS) A short (200 to 500 base pair) DNA sequence that occurs but once in the genome and whose location and base…
- Biosafety level A specific combination of work practices, safety equipment, and facilities which are designed to minimize the…
- FMR1 The gene responsible for the production of a protein called FMRP. Lack of FMRP results in the fragile X…
- Crepitus A clinical sign in medicine characterized by a peculiar crackling, crinkly, or grating feeling or sound under…
- Otalgia Ear pain; earache. Otalgia can originate within the ear, the ear canal, or the external ear. From otos, the…
- Kubler-Ross See: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Basal thermometer Colloquially used as a synonym for basal temperature. Any thermometer can be used to take the basal…
- Jennerian method The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the…
- Amenorrhea Absence or cessation of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally divided into primary and secondary…
- Xanthoma, eruptive See: Eruptive xanthoma