Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

Genetic diseases, syndromes, or conditions caused by genetic variations and abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.

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Respiration

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body. 2) The movement of respiratory gases (as oxygen and carbon dioxide) into and out of the lungs. 3) A single complete act of breathing . 4) ...

Intrauterine growth retardation

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The failure of a foetus to attain its expected foetal growth at any gestational age. 2) Abnormal foetal physical growth or growth potential at any gestational stage.

Intrauterine growth retardation

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The failure of a foetus to attain its expected foetal growth at any gestational age. 2) Abnormal foetal physical growth or growth potential at any gestational stage.

Epidermis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of epithelium: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum ...

Inguinal

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh. 2) The area where the thigh meets the abdomen.

1) The small RNA molecules, 73-80 nucleotides long, that function during translation to align amino acids at the ribosomes in a sequence determined by the mRNA. There are about 30 different transfer ...

Cell

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The smallest units of living structure capable of independent existence, composed of a membrane-enclosed mass of protoplasm and containing a nucleus or nucleoid. Cells are highly variable and ...