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Show more- Familial Parkinson disease type 11 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Cyclooxygenase-1 See: Cox-1
- Periphery 1. The outside or surface of a structure; the portion outside the central region. 2. The circumference of a…
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Tendinitis Inflammation of a tendon (the tissue by which muscle attaches to bone). Tendinitis most commonly occurs as a…
- Cytokinesis 1. During cell division, the process that partitions the cellular contents including the chromosomes…
- PLP1 The gene encoding proteolipid protein, or lipophilin, the primary constituent of myelin. The PLP1 gene is on…
- Seabather's itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Carbohydrate intake, infant Carbohydrates (glucose, lactose, sucrose, galactose, etc.) are sugars or several sugars linked together…
- Vulvitis Inflammation of the external genital organs of the female (the vulva). The vulva includes the labia…
- Bones of the arm, wrist and hand There are 64 bones in the upper extremity. They consist of 10 shoulder and arm, 16 wrist and 38 hand bones. >…
- Cell, fat A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that…