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Recombination
The trading of fragments of genetic material between chromosomes before the egg and sperm cells are created. Key features of recombination include the point-to-point association of paired chromosomes (synapsis) followed by the visible…
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- General Clinical Research Center (Abbreviated GCRC). See: Clinical Research Center
- End-of-the-road disease Guinea worm disease, a parasitic illness caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis)…
- Cardiac Having to do with the heart
- Pheresis Procedure in which the blood is filtered, separated, and a portion retained, with the remainder being…
- MLVT Malattia leventinese
- Liver transplantation, living donor See: Living donor liver transplantation
- Arthritis, reactive Arthritis, reactive: Reiter's syndrome is also called 'reactive arthritis' since it is thought to involve the…
- Purpura, acute thrombocytopenic See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura.
- Echolalia The involuntary parrotlike repetition (echoing) of a word or phrase just spoken by another person. Echolalia…
- Enzymes, yellow A group of respiratory enzymes that catalyze reactions in the body permitting cells to respire or breathe…
- Sleep apnea, central A breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Central sleep apnea…