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- Krabbe disease A progressive degenerative disorder of the nervous system due to mutation in the galactosylceramidase (GALC)…
- Torus fracture A fracture in which one side of the bone bends, but does not actually break. Torus fractures normally heal on…
- Paraquat A toxic chemical widely used as an herbicide (plant killer), primarily for weed and grass control. Paraquat…
- Disease, polycystic ovarian Scrub typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi…
- Replantation 1. Literally, the act of planting again. 2. In surgery, the restoration of any part of the body to its…
- Cerebral amyloidosis and spongiform encephalopathy See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Erosion An erosion is an eating away of a surface. ('Erodere' in Latin means to eat out.) For example, a skin erosion…
- Transporter gene The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Base in DNA A unit of the DNA. There are 4 bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C). The sequence…
- Therapy The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment, as for example: > >Antiretroviral therapy…
- Rhinitis, vasomotor Inflammation of the nose (rhinitis) due to abnormal neuronal (nerve) control of the blood vessels in the…