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Genetic disorders
Genetic diseases, syndromes, or conditions caused by genetic variations and abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.
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Genetic disorders
Medulla ossea
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a ...
Bone marrow
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a ...
Muscle tone
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent ...
Auricle of external ear
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The shell-like structure projects like a little wing (pinna) from the side of the head. Ear auricles collect sound from the environment. 2) The largely cartilaginous projecting portion of the ...
Base sequence
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The sequence of purines and pyrimidines in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. 2) Order of purines and pyrimidines in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. 3) ...
Haemoglobin (Hb)
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The substance inside red blood cells that carries oxygen molecules. 2) The substance inside red blood cells that binds to oxygen and carries it from the lungs to the tissues.
Audiology
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The study of hearing and hearing impairment. 2) A branch of science dealing with hearing; specifically: therapy of individuals having impaired hearing.
