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Homograft
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- Burkitt lymphoma A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that most often occurs in young people between the ages of 12 and 30…
- Condyloma acuminatum See: Genital wart
- Germ line 1. The sequence of cells which develop into eggs and sperm. 2. Inherited material that comes from the eggs or…
- Malignant giant cell tumor A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- Abductor muscle Any muscle used to pull a body part away from the midline of the body. For example, the abductor muscles of…
- Acrocephalosyndactyly An inherited disorder causing abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands and feet. In…
- Transplant, bone marrow See: Bone marrow transplant