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Ectodermal dysplasia
A genetic disorder in which there is abnormal development of the skin and associated structures (the hair, nails, teeth, and sweat glands). The most dangerous problem occurs in cases with decreased sweating due to absence of the sweat…
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Show more- Gene, Y-linked A gene on the Y chromosome. (Y-linkage is analogous to X-linkage (the presence of a gene on the X chromosome)…
- Impact To lodge firmly or wedge in
- Desensitization, allergy Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Campion, Thomas (1567-1620) English physician, poet, and composer. Campion first studied law, but had little sympathy with…
- Beef tapeworm Taenia saginata, the most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted from infected raw…
- Body integrity identity disorder (BIID) A psychological condition in which the individual actively seeks an elective amputation. Individuals…
- Hammer The malleus
- Predispose To make more likely or render susceptible. Smoking predisposes to a number of diseases, including esophageal…
- Pregnancy, dangerous drugs during A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogens halt the…
- Elasticin See: Elastin
- Asplenic Pertaining to asplenia, the state of being without a spleen or without a functional spleen. The spleen can be…
- C7 (cervical vertebra) C7 is the symbol for the 7th cervical (neck) vertebral bone (C7) which is sometimes called the prominent…