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Clone
Literally a fragment, the word in modern medical science has come to mean a replica, for example, of a group of bacteria or a macromolecule such as DNA. Clone also refers to an individual developed from a single somatic (non-germ) cell…
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- Cancer, breast, familial A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of…
- Machine, CPM A machine used to help rehabilitate a limb (an arm or leg). The continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is…
- Telomerase An enzyme concerned with the formation, maintenance, and renovation of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes…
- Cancer, myeloma A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells…
- Amnestic aphasia See Anomia
- Gene family A group of genes related in structure and often in function. The genes belonging to a gene family are…
- Megalencephaly Also called macrencephaly, a condition in which there is an abnormally large, heavy, and usually…
- Foot drop See Foot-drop
- Achilles tendonitis Inflammation of the Achilles tendon, the tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the…
- Elbow The juncture of the long bones in the middle portion of the arm. The bone of the upper arm (humerus) meets…
- Eosinophilia, familial See: Familial eosinophilia