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Cytogenetics, clinical
The application of cytogenetics to clinical medicine. For example, clinical cytogenetic studies might be done to determine whether a child with possible Down syndrome has an extra chromosome #21.
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- Maxilla The maxilla is the major bone of the upper jaw
- Sylvatic plague Plague that is spread by ground squirrels and other wild rodents, for example, in the western portion of the…
- Biological response modifiers S): Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Tibia The larger of the two bones in the leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The tibia is familiarly known as…
- Antidote An agent that counteracts a poison and neutralizes its effects. A chemical antidote is a substance that…
- Tap, joint (aspiration) A procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain joint fluid from the joint. This is…
- Paget disease A chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged, deformed bones due to excessive breakdown and…
- Leuk- Prefix meaning white, as in leukemia. Leuk-and leuko-, the form used before a consonant, come from the Greek…
- Cranial nerve III The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the…