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Sprain
An injury to a ligament that results from overuse or trauma. Sprains occurs when there is a stretch or tear in one or more ligaments, slightly elastic bands of tissue that keep the bones in place while permitting movement at a joint. The…
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Show more- Microcystic corneal dystrophy A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows dots (or microcysts)…
- Annexins The annexins are a family of proteins first described in 1990. All of the annexin proteins share the property…
- Rodenticidal Capable of killing rats or other rodent pests or preventing them from damaging food, crops, etc
- Bathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers from bathophobia experience anxiety even though they…
- Anaptic Suffering from an impaired sense of touch, (a state called anaphia) or tactile anesthesia. An anaptic person…
- Long arm of a chromosome The long arm of a chromosome is termed the q arm. All human chromosomes have 2 arms, the p (short) arm and…
- Mesenteric artery One of the arteries which arises from the abdominal portion of the aorta and distributes blood to most of the…
- Category 5 storm See: Category five hurricane
- Deletion Loss of a segment of DNA from a chromosome (and hence from the genome). The first human chromosome deletion…
- Huntingtin The name of the gene responsible for Huntington disease (HD) and of the protein encoded by that gene. The…
- Eight-day measles Measles: An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading…
- Echocardiography Echocardiography is a diagnostic test which uses ultrasound waves to make images of the heart chambers…