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Vision, binocular
See: Binocular vision
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- Syndrome, Edwards This is trisomy 18 syndrome. There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this…
- Syndrome, KID Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…
- Immunization, flu The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza…
- Inversion, paracentric chromosome A basic type of chromosome rearrangement in which a segment that does not include the centromere (and so is…
- Flat affect A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show flat…
- Myelin The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that sheathes the axons…
- TTR The gene that encodes transthyretin, a plasma protein consisting of 127 amino acids that binds retinol and…
- Scan, CAT Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Neutrophilia More than the normal number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of granulocyte)…
- Muscular dystrophy, distal One of two genetic muscle diseases characterized by wasting of the muscles most distant from the midline…
- Blister agent See: Vesicant