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Cytometry, flow
Analysis of biological material by detection of the light-absorbing or fluorescing properties of cells or subcellular fractions such as chromosomes passing in a narrow stream through a laser beam. Flow cytometry is used with automated…
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- Pachyonychia congenita, type 1 This is a form of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth) in which teeth are evident at birth. It…
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease A disease that is virtually identical to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) but without a mutation in the…
- MCV Abbreviation for mean cell volume, the average volume of a red blood cell. This is a calculated value derived…
- Muscular dystrophy, Ullrich congenital A disorder evident at birth characterized by muscle weakness, contractures of multiple joints, and…
- Neurofibromatosis, bilateral acoustic See: Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Cyst of the ovary, follicular A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…
- Torus fracture A fracture in which one side of the bone bends, but does not actually break. Torus fractures normally heal on…
- Brachytherapy Brachytherapy: Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material directly in or near the target…
- Albino A person with albinism. The term was first applied by the Portuguese to people in West Africa who may have…
- Aphonia Inability to speak.
- Xuezhikang One of the three major preparations of red yeast rice, a tradition Chinese medicine now used to lower…