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Single nucleotide polymorphism
A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. Abbreviated SNP and pronounced snip. Millions of SNP's have been cataloged in the human genome. Some SNPs are responsible for disease such as the SNP…
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Show more- Intraoperative blood salvage The recovery of blood that has been lost into a body cavity during surgery or due to trauma. This blood can…
- ATL The disease variously called adult T-cell leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and adult T-cell lymphoma…
- Interleukin-1 A protein produced by various cells, including macrophages, interleukin-1 raises body temperature, spurs the…
- Mercury gilding A perilous process for gold-plating in which an amalgam of mercury and gold is applied to an object and then…
- Centimeter (cm) A unit of measure in the metric system which is 1/100'th of a meter. There are 2.54 centimeters (cms) in one…
- CRAC1 Colorectal adenoma and carcinoma 1. Also called hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome. See: Hereditary mixed…
- Deja vu (In French, dejà vu means 'already seen.' and the word dejà has an acute accent on the e and a grave accent…
- Tube, Fallopian The two Fallopian tubes, one on each side, transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus (the womb). The…
- Erb palsy A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder…
- Rhinitis Acute Inflammation of the nose that occurs for only a few days. Typically this is caused by a virus ('a cold'); if…
- Stem cell harvest, peripheral blood A technique for obtaining stem cells from the patient's blood for use in bone marrow transplantation. They…
- Aerotitis media See Aerotitis