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Microduplication
The gain of a tiny piece of a chromosome, a piece so small its presence is not apparent on ordinary examination (using a regular light microscope to look at chromosomes prepared in the usual fashion). The detection of microduplications…
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- Osteogenesis imperfecta with blue sclerae See: Osteogenesis imperfecta type I.
- Eosinophilia, familial See: Familial eosinophilia
- Uvula The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the…
- Spotted fever Fever: Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized…
- Gluteal Pertaining to the buttock region formed by the gluteal muscles (the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and…
- Ophthalmoplegia with ragged-red fibers See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Lingual 1. Having to do with the tongue. 2. Next to the tongue. In dentistry, the tooth surface next to the tongue…
- John Hughlings Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Syndrome, Down A common chromosome disorder due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21). Down syndrome causes mental…
- Multidetector CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Genitalia, ambiguous See: Ambiguous genitalia