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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The best-known form of muscular dystrophy, due to mutation in a gene on the X chromosome that prevents the production of dystrophin, a normal protein in muscle. DMD affects boys and, very rarely, girls. DMD typically appears between the…
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- Trabecula A partition which divides or partly divides a cavity. > >One of the strands of connective tissue projecting…
- Oligonucleotide A small DNA molecule composed of a few nucleotide bases. The term 'oligonucleotide' applies similarly to RNA
- Trachea A tube-like portion of the breathing or 'respiratory' tract that connects the 'voice box' (larynx) with the…
- Hg Symbol for the metallic element mercury. The abbreviation 'mm Hg' means millimeters of mercury, the height of…
- Kinsey Report A report entitled 'Sexual Behavior in the Human Male' published by Alfred Charles Kinsey's in 1948 that…
- Ophthalmoscopy Examination of the interior of the eye, including the lens, retina and optic nerve, by indirect or direct…
- Carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating lobular Breast, infiltrating lobular: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive…
- Hysterectomy, abdominal Hysterectomy, abdominal: Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As…
- Oculodentodigital dysplasia A genetic disorder that affects many body structures and systems, including the eyes, face, teeth, fingers…
- RNA virus, positive-strand See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Rabies Rabies: A potentially fatal viral infection that attacks the central nervous system. The rabies virus is…