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Y-linkage
The presence of a gene on the Y chromosome. Y-linkage is analogous to X-linkage (the presence of a gene on the X chromosome) in that it says a gene is on one of the sex chromosomes. It has often been said that little is known about…
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- John H. Gibbon, Jr. See: Gibbon, John H., Jr.
- Cripple 1. A person who is lame or disabled. 2. To maim or disable a person. The word 'cripple' is a medically…
- Typhus, African tick One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…
- Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid A form of joint disease in children whose systemic signs and symptoms include high intermittent fever, a…
- Postoperative care Care given after surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or surgicenter and, in some cases…
- Allodynia Pain from stimuli which are not normally painful. The pain may occur other than in the area stimulated…
- Felty syndrome A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis characterized by the presence of 3 conditions --…
- Public health school A school designed to teach public health and train public health professionals. The first school of public…
- Assistant, physician (PA) >Medical histories and physical examinations: a PA is usually can perform histories and physical examinations…
- Gene pool The sum total of genes, with all their variations, possessed by a particular species at a particular time
- Sac, egg See: Egg sac