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PARK10
Familial Parkinson disease type 10
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Show more- Intraductal carcinoma Also called ductal carcinoma in situ. See: DCIS
- Hobbit Nickname for the Flores man (Homo floresiensis). Derived from the fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkien's…
- Heimlich maneuver An emergency treatment for obstruction of the airway in adults. It may be needed when someone chokes on a…
- Yolk sac Not all yolk has to do with birds' eggs. Human embryos have a yolk sac, too. The human yolk sac is a membrane…
- PARK10 Familial Parkinson disease type 10
- Embryonal carcinoma A malignant germ cell tumor that occurs most often in the testes and accounts for about 40% of testicular…
- LAC encephalitis LaCrosse encephalitis, one of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus…
- Long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase def. Se: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality…
- Congenital neutropenia, severe (SCN) Neutropenia, severe (SCN): Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell…
- Filial 1. In genetics, the first generation that results from the crossing of two parental lines, as the filial…
- Ventricular septum The wall between the two lower chambers (the right and left ventricles) of the heart
- Black henna A tattoo ink and paste consisting of henna with other ingredients added, sometimes including…