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Klinefelter syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome: A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to 47 chromosomes with XXY sex chromosomes. XXY is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities. It occurs in 1 in 500 male births. Because it is so…
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Show more- Level 1 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Genome, Vibrio cholerae The genome of the bacterium that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA…
- Differential diagnosis The process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases possibly accounting for…
- Ankle sprain A common musculoskeletal injury in which the ligaments of the ankle partially or completely tear due to…
- Interstitial radiation Radiation therapy in which a radioactive material is placed directly into a tumor.
- Refractory Not yielding (at least not yielding readily) to treatment
- Hct (hematocrit) Hematocrit): Abbreviation for hematocrit. The hematocrit is the proportion, by volume, of the blood that…
- Local treatment Treatment that affects the tumor and the area close to it.
- Disease, Legg See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Undulant fever An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that characteristically causes rising and falling fevers…
- PPD 1. Postpartum depression. 2. Purified protein derivative (the PPD skin test for tuberculosis)
- Colitis, granulomatous Crohn's disease of the colon (the large intestine). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…