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Lattice dystrophy
A form of hereditary corneal dystrophy in which there is an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal protein fibers, throughout the middle and anterior stroma of the cornea. These deposits in the stroma appear on an eye examination as…
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- Human chromosome count The usual number of chromosomes in humans, 46 chromosomes. Also called the human chromosome complement…
- Transformation, genetic A process by which the genetic material carried by an individual cell is altered by the incorporation of…
- Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Cranial nerve XII The twelfth cranial nerve is the hypoglossal nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve…
- CT scan CT scan: Computerized tomography scan. Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that…
- Daw Abbreviation meaning 'dispense as written.' One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have…
- Pill splitting See: Tablet splitting
- Specificity, analytic See: Analytic specificity
- Therapy, psychodynamic See: Psychodynamic therapy
- UL 1. Upper lid (of the eye). 2. Upper limit. No evidence was found for chronic excess intakes of potassium in…
- Sex chromosome The X chromosome or the Y chromosome, in humans. The sex chromosomes determine the sex of an individual. As a…