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Disease, Niemann-Pick
See: Niemann-Pick disease
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- Torticollis, spasmodic Spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis, is the most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles…
- Hepar The liver or a preparation made from it. The term hepar is not often used today. It is a direct borrowing of…
- Bone morphogenic protein 2 A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized…
- Debris flow injury Also known as mudslide injury. See: Landslide injury
- Dissect To cut apart or separate tissue as, for example, for anatomical study or in surgery. Also, an artery is said…
- Glans 1) The glans penis, the rounded head of the penis. 2) The rounded head of the clitoris
- Retinoblastoma Retinoblastoma: A malignant eye tumor in children, usually under age 5, that arises in cells in the…
- EC 1. Endocannabinoid.2. Extracranial.3. Embryonal carcinoma
- Split-hand/split-foot malformation A genetic malformation syndrome of the limbs with syndactyly, median clefts of the hands and feet, and…
- Antisense mRNA An mRNA (messenger RNA) transcript that is complementary to endogenous mRNA. Antisense mRNA is the noncoding…
- Syndrome, piriformis Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis…