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Genetic counselor
A health professional with a specialized graduate degree and experience in the areas of medical genetics and counseling. Genetic counselors enter the field from a variety of disciplines, including biology, genetics, nursing, psychology…
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Show more- Syndrome, tooth and nail A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Perchloric acid See: Perchlorate
- Disease, Stein-Leventhal >Irregular or no periods >Acne >Obesity, and >Excess hair growth. All women with PCO have irregular or no…
- Resect To remove. Resect and excise are not synonymous. Excise implies total removal whereas resect need not. A…
- Melanoma, intraocular See: Intraocular melanoma
- Vater, ampulla of See: Ampulla of Vater
- Hughes Investigator See: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Exanthem subitum Means a sudden rash. A viral disease of infants and young children with sudden onset of high fever which…
- Slake 1. To satisfy or quench. As, for example, she drank some water to slake her thirst. 2. To mix with water, to…
- Shock, psychologic Trauma due to psychological events, as in 'shell shock' (now known as post-traumatic stress disorder)
- Type II error The statistical error (said to be 'of the second kind' or beta error) made in testing an hypothesis when it…
- Para-esophageal hiatal hernia Hiatal hernias are categorized as being either para-esophageal or sliding. Para-esophageal hernias are…