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Reciprocal translocation
A type of chromosome rearrangement involving the exchange of chromosome segments between two chromosomes that do not belong to the same pair of chromosomes. A specific reciprocal translocation might, for example, involve the swap of…
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- Menopause, natural Menopause, natural: Natural menopause occurs when the ovaries naturally decrease their production of the sex…
- Hangman's fracture A broken neck involving a fracture of an upper cervical vertebra similar to the injury suffered in death by…
- Quinacrine An antimalarial drug and, in cytogenetics, a fluorescent dye used to stain chromosomes. The Y chromosome…
- Lindau-von Hippel syndrome See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Bougie A thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body…
- Percutaneous liver biopsy A liver biopsy that is done through the skin with a needle. A percutaneous liver biopsy is in contrast, for…
- EYCL3 A gene for brown/blue eye color located on chromosome 15. See also: Eye color
- CREST syndrome A limited form of scleroderma, a disease of connective tissue with the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in…
- Compound 118 Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Prefixes, medical Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more building blocks. Among these building blocks…
- Childbirth fever Fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. The fever is also called childbed…