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Cystine kidney stones
Cystine kidney stones are due to cystinuria, an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a building block of protein) called cystine that results in an excess of cystine in the urine (cystinuria) and the formation of…
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- Bronchiole A tiny tube in the air conduit system within the lungs that is a continuation of the bronchi and connects to…
- Gray syndrome See: Gray baby syndrome
- Multislice CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Transposition, genetics The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Forensic genetics The branch of genetics that deals with the application of genetic knowledge to legal problems and legal…
- Friend in dying See: Doula (the second meaning)
- Secondary atelectasis Partial or total collapse of a lung or a segment of a lung that was once expanded, as may happen after chest…
- Morquio syndrome An inherited error in carbohydrate metabolism that results in mucopolysaccharide accumulation and severe…
- Lymphoma, Burkitt See: Burkitt lymphoma