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Centromere
The cinched 'waist' of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell. The centromere is a uniquely specialized region of the chromosome to which spindle fibers attach during cell division. The…
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Show more- Capillaries Capillaries are the smallest of blood vessels. They serve to distribute oxygenated blood from arteries to the…
- Autoimmune disease An illness that occurs when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a…
- Aneurysm, cardiac Outpouching of an abnormally thin portion of the heart wall. An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation)…
- GBS Group B strep (or George Bernard Shaw). See also Group B streptococcus infection
- Regurgitation, mitral See: Mitral regurgitation
- Cerebral vascular See: Cerebrovascular
- Pectus excavatum Caved-in or funnel chest. The Latin 'pectus' means 'chest.' The chest is excavated. It looks as if it has…
- Drusen Tiny yellow or white deposits in the retina of the eye or on the optic nerve head. The presence of drusen is…
- Verbal child abuse Child abuse: Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child…
- Bekam Malay name for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping
- Ovary, polycystic See: Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Fluoridation, water See: Water fluoridation