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Vision, low
Visual loss that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses or contact lenses and that interferes with daily living activities
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- Hemopoietic See: Hematopoietic
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- Oncogene 1. A gene that played a normal role in the cell as a proto-oncogene and that has been altered by mutation and…
- Foot-and-mouth disease A disease caused by a highly infectious virus that can infect people but affects them most by infecting…
- MTX Abbreviation for methotrexate
- Undulate To have a wavy border or form. Also, to rise and fall like a wave. For example, the border of a wound may…
- Synaptonemal complex A protein structure that forms between two homologous chromosomes during meiosis and that is thought to…
- Sonata Sonorous brand name for the sedative hypnotic drug generically known as zaleplon, used for sleep. For more…
- Pleural effusion Excess fluid between the two membranes that envelop the lungs. These membranes are called the visceral and…
- Gaucher disease, types 2-5 A series of disease due to glucocerebrosidase deficiency and accumulation of glucocerebroside in cells. By…
- Allergy Allergy: A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system, the body system of defense against…