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Heterochromatin
Chromosomal material that is darkly staining and tightly coiled throughout the cell cycle and that is, for the most part, genetically inactive. There are two types of heterochromatin: constitutive heterochromatin and facultative…
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- Scoliosis, congenital A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Foley catheter See: Catheter, Foley
- Ruptured spleen Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential…
- Histiocytosis, Letterer Siwe A severe disease in which histiocytes start to multiply and attack the tissues or organs of the patient…
- Vesicatory A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant
- SAPHO syndrome SAPHO syndrome: SAPHO syndrome is an eponym for a condition which is characterized by a combination of: >…
- Daughter 1. A female offspring. 2. A female adopted child. 3. A product of radioactive decay. 4. A cell resulting from…
- Paul Ehrlich 1. Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), renowned German scientist and physician. See: Ehlich, Paul. 2. Paul R. Ehrlich…
- Panic A sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought or action. From the Greek woodland god Pan…
- Chorioamnionitis Inflammation of the chorion and the amnion, the membranes that surround the fetus. Chorioamnionitis usually…
- Carrier, hemophilia See: Hemophilia carrier