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Genoplasty
A technology that uses the repair mechanisms normally present in cells to repair gene defects. In genoplasty, a short oligonucleotide fragment is introduced into the cell to simulate a normal DNA sequence and this deceives the cell into…
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Show more- Saccular aneurysm An aneurysm that resembles a small sack. A berry aneurysm is typically saccular. An aneurysm is a localized…
- Fusion, spinal See: Spinal fusion
- Muscular Having to do with the muscles. Also, endowed with above average muscle development. Muscular system refers to…
- Bubo An enlarged lymph node ('swollen gland') that is tender and painful, particularly in the groin and armpit…
- Autonomic failure Malfunction of the autonomic nervous system due to imbalance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic…
- Uricaciduria The presence of excess uric acid in the urine, which may be a sign of gout or kidney stones
- Surface EMG A technique in which electrodes are placed on (not into) the skin overlying a muscle to detect the electrical…
- PARK6 Familial Parkinson disease type 6
- Cerebral edema Edema: Accumulation of excessive fluid in the substance of the brain. The brain is especially susceptible to…
- Homeotherm A homeotherm is a warm-blooded animal (such as homo sapiens). Another term for us warm-blooded creatures is…
- C. elegans genome All of the genetic information contained in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). The genomes of…
- LFCN Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. See also: Meralgia paresthetica