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Short for postmortem examination (an autopsy)
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- Tooth and nail syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Lupus in pregnancy Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during pregnancy, a high-risk situation. The high risks are to both the…
- Atopic Prone to allergies or characterized by allergy
- ATG Antithymocyte globulin
- Mower injury Injury from a mower, a machine used to cut grass (or other grains or weeds) to an even length. The main…
- OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an agency of the US government under the Department of…
- Pallidotomy A surgical operation performed on the globus pallidus to destroy it. The purpose of this operation is to…
- Y-linked inheritance Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Gene array analysis A way of analyzing the differential expression of thousands of species of mRNA (messenger RNA) at the same…
- Ankle bone The ankle bone is termed the talus. It is the bone of the foot that joins the tibia and fibula to form the…