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Dwarfism, thanatophoric
A form of short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after birth. Thanatophoric dysplasia is due to a lethal mutation (change) in the same gene that produces achondroplasia, a familiar and far…
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Show more- Risk of recurrence In medical genetics, the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in a family will recur in that…
- TSD Abbreviation for Tay-Sachs disease, a genetic metabolic disorder. See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Biliary Having to do with the gallbladder, bile ducts, or bile. The biliary system itself consists of the gallbladder…
- Calculi The plural of calculus. (Calculi is the proper Latin plural. The alternate English plural is calculuses.
- QRS complex The deflections in the tracing of the electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), comprising the Q, R, and S waves, that…
- Omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 fatty acids: A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water…
- Syndrome, Pisa A condition in which there is sustained involuntary flexion of the body and head to one side and slight…
- Assay, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Flavivirus encephalitis Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) due to a flavivirus, a virus transmitted by a mosquito or tick…
- Heart, right The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The right heart…
- Replication A turning back, repetition, duplication, reproduction
- Transsexual A person who desires or has achieved transsexualism. See transsexualism