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Mapping, gene
The process of determining the relative positions of genes on a chromosome (or another piece of DNA) and the distances between the genes in linkage units or in physical units
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- Cerebrovascular ferrocalcinosis A condition, first described in 1930 by T. Fahr and therefore called Fahr syndrome, that is a genetic…
- Dermatopathy Any disease of the skin. Synonymous with dermopathy
- Pressure neuropathy Neuropathy: 'Pinching' a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be…
- Basement membrane A thin membrane upon which is posed a single layer of cells. The basement membrane is made up of proteins…
- Dissection, radical neck See: Multiple sclerosis.
- Clinical aspirin resistance The inability of aspirin to protect a person from cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes
- Tolerance A state in which a T cell can no longer respond to antigen. The T cell 'tolerates' the antigen. Also called…
- Fetishism Fetishism is a problem in which a person has sexual urges associated with non-living objects. The person…
- Mead See: Mead, Margaret
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