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- Polyarticular Involving many joints. As opposed to monoarticular (affecting just one joint). From the Latin 'articulus,'…
- WFS1 A gene on the short (p) arm of chromosome 4 in band 4p16 that encodes (provides the instructions for) a…
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- Mendelian inheritance The manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to their children. The four modes of Mendelian…
- Medullary cystic kidney disease, recessive Ssive type: A childhood genetic kidney disease in which there is progressive symmetrical destruction of the…
- BNP B-type natriuretic peptide
- Summer cold A popular term for hay fever. Although the symptoms of a 'summer cold' may be similar to those of a real…
- Hangover A common nonmedical term for the disagreeable physical effects following excessive consumption of alcohol (or…
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