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Germline mutation
Mutation: A heritable change in the DNA that occurred in a germ cell (a cell destined to become an egg or in the sperm) or the zygote (the conceptus) at the single-cell stage. When transmitted to a child, a germline mutation is…
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Show more- Inspissate To thicken. Inspissated bile is thickened bile
- Lentigines When there is one lentigo, there are usually more lentigines
- Lipophilin See: Proteolipid protein
- Sebum An oily secretion of the sebaceous gland which helps to preserve the flexibility of the hair
- Uterine lining The inner layer of the uterus (womb); the cells that line the womb; anatomically termed the endometrium. This…
- Keratoplasty Corneal transplant.
- Infantilism, Brissaud's An eponym that is little used (in the USA) for hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that…
- Enteritis, Crohn Crohn disease involving only the small intestine. Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder, primarily…
- Hemophilia carrier A female carrying a mutant gene for hemophilia on one of her two X chromosomes and a normal allele on her…
- Small intestine The part of the digestive tract that extends from the stomach to the large intestine
- Vertebrae, sacral There are 5 sacral vertebral bones. They are represented by the symbols S1 through S5 and are situated…
- Arthroscope A thin flexible fiberoptic scope which is introduced into a joint space through a small incision in order to…