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Familial adenomatous polyps, autosomal recessive
See: MYH
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- Hematoma, extradural See: Epidural hematoma
- Errors of metabolism, inborn Heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples of inborn errors of metabolism include albinism…
- Vasodilators Agents that act as blood vessel dilators (vasodilators) and open vessels by relaxing their muscular walls…
- Sleep, twilight Sleep, twilight: A term applied to the combination of analgesia (pain relief) and amnesia (loss of memory)…
- Thermostat A device that monitors temperature and automatically maintains it at certain levels. In a human, a tiny part…
- Synaptic cleft The tiny space between two nerve cells across which the neurotransmitter acetylcholine diffuses
- Shield, nipple See: Nipple shield
- Melanin A skin pigment (substance that gives the skin its color). Dark-skinned people have more melanin than light-…
- Dactyl-, -dactyl Prefix or suffix denoting involvement of the digits (fingers or toes)
- Hodgkin disease British crystallographer and Nobel Prize winner (1910-1994). Dorothy Crowfoot, as she was born, was educated…
- Neuralgia, postherpetic Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles that persists beyond one month. The most common…