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Small intestine insufficiency
See: Short bowel syndrome
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- Intercostal muscle Muscle tissue between two ribs. This muscle is a type called skeletal muscle
- Rattlesnake bite A poisonous bite by a member of the pit viper family. All rattlesnakes are venomous and secrete poisonous…
- Complementary sequence Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double- stranded structure by matching base pairs. For…
- Lithotriptor A stone crushing machine used to shatter kidney stones and gallstones by physical or other means such as with…
- MADH4 A tumor suppressor gene (also known as SMAD4/DPC4) located on chromosome 18 in band 18q21 1. About 15% to 20%…
- Microarray A tool used to sift through and analyze the information contained within a genome. A microarray consists of…
- Syndrome, Timothy See: Timothy syndrome
- Glucose tolerance, impaired See: Impaired glucose tolerance
- Hyperlexia The presence of advanced ability to read compared to the ability to understand spoken language. Children with…
- Gland, palpebral See: Meibomian gland
- Quickening The moment during pregnancy when the baby is first felt to move