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Band, chromosome
One of the transverse bands produced on chromosomes by differential staining techniques. Depending on the particular staining technique, the bands are alternating light and dark or fluorescent and nonfluorescent. Each human chromosome has…
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Show more- Evolutionarily conserved gene A gene that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution. Conservation of a gene indicates that it…
- Dermatologist A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin problems.
- Cervical dystocia Difficult labor and delivery caused by mechanical obstruction at the cervix. Dystocia comes from the Greek…
- Morton's metatarsalgia See: Morton's neuroma
- Ectopia cordis A type of birth defect in the heart is abnormally located. In ectopia cordis, the heart usually protrudes…
- Black eye Bruising of the eyelid and/or under- eye area as a result of trauma to the eye. Colloquially called a shiner
- Pulse, Corrigan A pulse that is full and then suddenly collapses. Named for the Irish physician Dominic John Corrigan…
- Breadbasket A popular term for the stomach in both senses: 1. The digestive organ, as to hear the breadbasket rumble with…
- Cyclobutanone See: 2-ACB
- Tumor registry Recorded information about the status of patients with tumors. Although a registry was originally the place…
- Candida albicans Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Seizure, grand mal See: Grand mal