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Eruption, bather's
An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish are common between March and August in the waters off of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There may be no…
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Show more- Matter, white The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the…
- Hemoglobin E Normal embryonic hemoglobin, the main type of hemoglobin found in the human embryo. The E stands for…
- AML Acute myeloid leukemia 1 gene. See: Runx-1.
- Amitriptyline Padding=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin Malignant tumors that arise in the lymphatic system. There are several subtypes of cancer classified as…
- Langer-Saldino type achondrogenesis See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Candidate gene Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Sociopathic personality disorder See: Antisocial personality disorder
- Vessel, efferent A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole
- HMS1 Homosexuality 1. An alleged gene for human male homosexuality. See: Gay gene
- Sickle hemoglobin Hemoglobin S, the most common type of abnormal hemoglobin and the basis of both sickle cell trait and sickle…
- Pain, knee Causes of knee pain include injury, degeneration, arthritis, infrequently infection and rarely bone tumors.