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Show more- Hereditary arthro-ophthalmopathy See: Stickler syndrome
- Dilation, pupil This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light-sensitive layer of…
- Bony syndactyly A condition in which the bones of fingers or toes are joined together. Bony syndactyly is the opposite of…
- Evolutionarily conserved gene A gene that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution. Conservation of a gene indicates that it…
- Scan, radionuclide See: Radionuclide scan
- Uterine bleeding See: Menstruation. See also Menometrorrhagia; Menorrhagia; Metrorrhagia
- PYY A hormone concerned with hunger and the lack of hunger (satiety). Soon after eating, PYY is secreted into the…
- Lateral ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Renal Having to do with the kidney. From the Latin renes (the kidneys), which gave the French les reins which mean…
- ATP 1. Adenosine triphosphate. 2. Acute thrombocytopenic purpura
- Lights, flashing A sensation of flashing lights is created when the vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the…
- EYCL1 A gene for green/blue eye color located on chromosome 19. See also: Eye color