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Rhinitis, allergic
The medical term for hayfever. (Hay fever is a misnomer since hay is not a usual cause of this problem and there is no fever. Many substances cause the allergic symptoms in hay fever. Allergic rhinitis is the correct term for this allergic…
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Show more- TSC2 The tuberous sclerosis 2 gene. The product of the TSC2 gene is a protein called tuberin. This protein…
- Immunization, German measles Measles: See Immunization, MMR
- Louse-borne typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Cardiac output The amount of blood that is pumped by the heart per unit time, measured in liters per minute (l/min). The…
- Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease: See: Parkinson disease.
- Dopa A precursor (forerunner) of dopamine, a key neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain. Dopa is used in the…
- Familial juvenile nephronophthisis (FJN) A childhood genetic kidney disease in which there is progressive symmetrical destruction of the kidneys…
- Inbreeding, coefficient of A measure of how close two people are genetically to each another. The coefficient of inbreeding, symbolized…
- Pericardial effusion Too much fluid within the pericardium, the fibrous sac that surrounds the heart. The pericardium normally…
- Therapeutic cloning A procedure in which cells, typically skin cells, are taken from a patient and inserted into a fertilized egg…
- Foot pain Foot pain: Foot pain is the sensation of discomfort in the foot arising from disorders or injury to any of…
- Random sample A group selected randomly, solely by chance