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Syndrome, chromosome 4 short-arm deletion
This syndrome, called the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short (p) arm of chromosome 4. It is, therefore, also called the 4p- syndrome. Features of the syndrome include midline defects…
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Show more- Prosthesis An artificial substitute or replacement of a part of the body such as a tooth, eye, a facial bone, the…
- Neurone A variant spelling of neuron. Sometimes preferred in the UK, as in 'His suffering from motor neurone disease…
- Ergonomics The science of making things fit people instead of asking people to fit things. Ergonomics uses knowledge…
- Caesarian section, lower segment A Caesarian section in which the surgical incision is made in the lower segment of the uterus. Abbreviated…
- Erotic jealousy syndrome See: Othello syndrome
- Sequence, draft DNA Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Iodide goiter See Iodine excess
- Syndrome, Jadassohn-Lewandowski This is a type of what is called pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth). The characteristic…
- Premature baby A baby born before 37 weeks of gestation have passed. Historically, the definition of prematurity was 2500…
- CCR5 A chemokine receptor found on monocytes and lymphocytes that serves as the coreceptor for HIV. HIV strains…
- Nuclei, basal A region located at the base of the brain composed of 4 clusters of neurons, or nerve cells. This area of the…
- Mutation, somatic See: Somatic mutation.