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Band, chromosome
One of the transverse bands produced on chromosomes by differential staining techniques. Depending on the particular staining technique, the bands are alternating light and dark or fluorescent and nonfluorescent. Each human chromosome has…
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Show more- Blood culture A test designed to detect if microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi are present in blood. A sample of…
- Chromatin modelling See: Chromatin remodeling
- Akinesia Impaired body movement; without movement (or without much movement). Akinesia is a term used in neurology to…
- Kiddie cam A camcorder (a video camera and video recorder in one unit) that displays a live feed so that parents can…
- Dystonia, torsion A form of dystonia known as early-onset torsion dystonia (also called idiopathic or generalized torsion…
- Craniometaphyseal dysplasia An inherited skeletal condition that involves abnormal bone formation and abnormal mineralization of the…
- Alopecia Baldness. There are many types of alopecia, each with a different cause. Alopecia may be localized to the…
- Zaleplon Zaleplon: Brand name: Sonata. A sedative hypnotic drug in a class closely related the benzodiazepines…
- Materterine See: Materteral
- Gravid Pregnant
- Scan, spiral CAT A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x-ray procedure which combines…
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans cell Histiocytosis in which the active histiocytes normally occur in the skin. See histiocytosis.