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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The largest private source of medical research funds in the United States. The Institute is one of the world's largest philanthropies. It has medical research laboratories across the US and grants programs throughout the world. The…
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- Brainstem implant A type of hearing aid that bypasses the cochlea in the middle ear and the auditory nerve and is implanted in…
- Risk of recurrence In medical genetics, the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in a family will recur in that…
- Breslow thickness A method for determining the prognosis with melanoma. The thickness of a melanoma is related to the 5-year…
- Water hammer pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Connective tissue A material made up of fibers forming a framework and support structure for body tissues and organs…
- Abdominal aorta The abdominal aorta is the final section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. It is a continuation…
- Postlingual After the development of speech and language. As opposed to prelingual, before the development of speech. See…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 6 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to mutation in a gene on…
- Progesterone receptor test A laboratory test to determine if breast cancer cells have progesterone receptors on their surface. If the…
- Hydrocephalus, congenital Hydrocephalus present at birth
- Intercellular junction A specialized region of connection between two cells