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Tumor, Wilms
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- Clostridium botulinum A group of rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in the soil that grow best under low oxygen conditions. The…
- Familial colorectal cancer A label applied to families that contain an unusual aggregation of members with cancer of the colon or rectum…
- Gelineau syndrome A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Named for a French…
- Urinary tract The organs of the body that produce and discharge urine. These include the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and…
- Leu Leucine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Muscle, central core disease of One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Radiation oncology Also called radiation therapy or radiotherapy, radiation oncology is the use of high-energy rays to damage…
- Genetic imprinting See Genomic imprinting
- Hypergraphia The driving compulsion to write; the overwhelming urge to write. Hypergraphia may compel someone to keep a…
- Intravitreous In the vitreous, the fluid behind the lens in the eye. As in an intravitreous injection.