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Genetic screening
Testing a population to identify individuals at risk for a genetic disease or for transmitting it. Newborns may be screened for PKU (phenylketonuria), Jews for the gene for Tay-Sachs disease, Blacks for the sickle cell gene, etc.
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Show more- Macroglossia Enlarged tongue. Macroglossia is sometimes said to be associated with Down syndrome, but in that disorder the…
- Delusion A false personal belief that is not subject to reason or contradictory evidence and is not explained by a…
- Acuity, auditory The clarity or clearness of hearing, a measure of how well a person hears and monitoring the ability to hear…
- Tube, otopharyngeal The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Growing pains Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend…
- Delivery, vertex In a vertex delivery, the top of the baby's head comes first. The vertex here refers to the top of the head…
- Fluorescent in situ hybridization An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
- Resistance, pulmonary The opposition of the respiratory tree to air flow
- Clinical cytogenetics The application of chromosome studies to clinical medicine. For example, clinical cytogenetic testing is done…
- Chewing tobacco Tobacco that is chewed, not smoked. A form of smokeless tobacco. Chewing tobacco and snuff are the two main…
- Menopause transition Menopause transition: A woman can usually tell if she is approaching menopause because her menstrual periods…
- Foramen, neural See: Intervertebral foramen