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Heterophyes
The replacement of normal tissue of the body by abnormal tissue or by malpositioned normal tissue, a tissue growing in the wrong place. Progressive osseous heteroplasia is a disorder in which bone develops in areas where bone is normally…
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Show more- Demyelination A degenerative process that erodes away the myelin sheath that normally protects nerve fibers. Demyelination…
- ALOX5AP Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein. See: FLAP
- Living donor liver transplantation An option for patients who need a liver transplant. In this procedure, a healthy person (usually a family…
- Film Slang shortening of X-ray film, an X-ray, a radiograph
- Body type A somewhat old-fashioned term used to classify the human shape into three primary types: ectomorphic…
- CADASIL Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. An inherited form…
- Epididymitis Inflammation of the epididymis, a structure within the scrotum attached to the backside of the testis. The…
- Creatinine A chemical waste molecule that is generated from muscle metabolism. Creatinine is produced from creatine, a…
- Fluorobody A hybrid molecule that combines the affinity and specificity of an antibody with the visibility of a green…
- Pronation A type of foot that rolls far inward during the weight-bearing phase of the stride. This type of foot is…
- AIH (artificial insemination by husband) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Inheritance, mitochondrial The type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than one genetic factor involved and, sometimes, when…