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Genetic testing
Tests done for clinical genetic purposes. Genetic tests may be done for diverse purposes pertaining to clinical genetics, including the diagnosis of genetic disease in children and adults; the identification of future disease risks; the…
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Show more- Pernicious vomiting of pregnancy Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Breast cancer gene BRCA2 See: BRCA2
- Vasovagal reaction A reflex of the involuntary nervous system that causes the heart to slow down (bradycardia) and that, at the…
- KID syndrome Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…
- Safer sex See: Safe sex
- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
- Ear, internal There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the internal ear. The…
- Transient global amnesia A passing episode of short-term memory loss without other signs or symptoms of neurological impairment. In…
- Pseudodementia A severe form of depression resulting from a progressive brain disorder in which cognitive changes mimic…
- Lobular carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer…
- Psychosomatic Relating to both the mind and the body or to the mind-body interrelationships. From the Greek words…
- Bilharzia Disease caused by worms that parasitize people. Also called schistosomiasis. Three main species of these…