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Show more- Fracture, greenstick A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER> A…
- Placenta, succenturiate An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. In anatomy 'succenturiate' means accessory to an organ. In…
- Laminopathy A disease due to mutation of the lamin A/C gene. The laminopathies include: Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy…
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A surgical procedure which may be done for severe obesity. The procedure involves…
- Abdomen, acute The abrupt (acute) onset of abdominal pain. A potential medical emergency, an acute abdomen may reflect a…
- Virulence The ability of any agent of infection to produce disease. The virulence of a microorganism (such as a…
- Tinea incognito Tinea corporis, a common fungal infection of the skin, better known as ringworm, whose appearance has been…
- Gene product The RNA or protein that results from the expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is a measure of the…
- Male chromosome See: Y chromosome
- Duct of Bellini See: Ejaculatory duct.
- Immunity The condition of being immune. Immunity can be innate (for example, humans are innately immune to canine…
- Stenosis, pulmonary The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the…