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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2
A rare but dramatic genetic disorder that turns muscles, tendons and ligaments into bone, threatening to transform the victim into "a statue of stone." FOP is characterized by physical handicap due to bone forming in the wrong places and…
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Show more- APOBEC3G A human protein that interferes with the replication of HIV by incorporating itself into virus particles and…
- Guarding, abdominal Involuntary tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs within the abdomen from the pain…
- Volvulus Abnormal twisting of the intestine which can impair the blood flow to the intestine. Volvulus can lead to…
- Cannabis The botanical name for the plant from which marijuana comes. Its full name is Cannibis sativa. Use of…
- Radiate To spread out from a central area. For example, sciatic pain may radiate outward from the lower back
- Chancroid A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. Periodic outbreaks of…
- Biofilm An aggregate of microbes with a distinct architecture. A biofilm is like a tiny city in which microbial…
- CA 125 CA 125: A cancer marker, a protein normally made by certain cells in the body including those of the uterine…
- Unilateral Having, or relating to, one side. Unilateral is as opposed, for example, to bilateral (which means having, or…
- Missense mutation Mutation: A genetic change involving the substitution of one base in the DNA for another which results in the…
- Tricho- (prefix) Pertaining to hair. As in trichobezoar (a hair ball), trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling)…
- Premie Short and slangy for a premature baby. A preterm infant. Also often spelled (for obscure reasons) preemie.