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Homolog (homologue)
One chromosome of a pair.
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- Transcranial Through the cranium. As, for example, in transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Herniorrhaphy The surgical repair of a hernia. Herniorrhaphy may be done under local or general anesthesia using a…
- Aqueous humor In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally…
- Hammer toe A flexed (curled) but not abnormally rotated toe. May require surgical correction
- Cerebral amyloidosis and spongiform encephalopathy See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Succenturiate placenta An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or…
- Artery, mesenteric One of the arteries that arises from the abdominal portion of the aorta and distributes blood to most of the…
- Fibrosis, radiation Scarring of the lungs from radiation. Radiation fibrosis is a sequel of radiation pneumonitis (inflammation…
- Meter, peak-flow This hand-held device measures air flow (how fast air is blown out of the lungs). Patients can use peak-flow…
- Agent, anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Cradlecam See: Kiddie cam