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Thanatophoric dysplasia
A form of short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after birth. Thanatophoric dysplasia is due to a lethal mutation (change) in the same gene that produces achondroplasia, a familiar and far…
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- Wrinkling, retinal See: Macular pucker
- MRNA Messenger RNA, the key intermediary in gene expression, translating the DNA's genetic code into the amino…
- Multidetector-row CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Cardiomyopathy, dilated See: Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Crohn colitis Crohn disease involving only the large intestine (colon). Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- Neoplastic Pertaining to a neoplasm or neoplasia. See those terms for more information.
- Syndrome, Jadassohn-Lewandowski This is a type of what is called pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth). The characteristic…
- Torture An act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person…
- Fear of crossing streets Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares; fear of thoroughfares…
- Chest The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and…
- Cholera genome The genome of the bacterium called Vibrio cholerae that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million…