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Short arm of a chromosome
The short arm of a human chromosome is symbolized by convention as 'p'. The 'p' comes from the French 'petit' meaning small. All human chromosomes have 2 arms, the p (short) arm and the q (long) arm. They are separated from each other only…
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Show more- Whipple procedure A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the…
- XP Xeroderma pigmentosum
- Orthologous gene 1. A term coined by the chemist Linus Pauling who defined it as "the preservation of good health and the…
- Menopause, surgical Menopause, surgical: Surgical menopause is, not unexpectedly, menopause induced by surgery. Surgical…
- Blood dyscrasia Blood disease
- Nodding syndrome A mysterious disease of children that causes seizures, growth retardation (stunted growth), mental…
- Vein, small saphenous The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Disc, optic The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Also…
- Crohn enterocolitis See: Crohn disease
- Three day fever See: Sandfly fever
- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Dermatoglyphic Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles