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Rhabdomyosarcoma
A malignant tumor that starts in muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma is primarily a childhood tumor and occurs most often in children under 5 years of age. Over 60% of cases show up before age 10. On rare occasions, rhabdomyosarcoma affects adults…
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- Canavan disease Canavan disease: A severe progressive inherited (genetic) disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The…
- Gametophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of being married. Sufferers of gametophobia experience undue anxiety even…
- Attention getting Attention getting is not a simple automatic act. It requires complex active thought processing. The types of…
- Hepatic duct, right See: Right hepatic duct
- Cervix The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb). The uterus, a hollow, pear-shaped organ, is…
- Shock, primary Sudden loss of blood pressure resulting in shock due to pain, fear, and other reactions experienced…
- Anton Chekhov See: Chekhov, Anton
- Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte A T cell that is antigen-specific and is able to search out and kill specific types of virus-infected cells…
- Subglottis The lower part of the larynx just below the vocal cords down to the top of the trachea, which takes air to…
- Clade Related organisms descended from a common ancestor. For example, isolate M of HIV-1 (the human…
- Cloning, DNA The use of DNA manipulation procedures to produce multiple copies of a single gene or segment of DNA