Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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Genetic disorders

Chronic obstructive airway disease

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Chronic, irreversible obstruction of air flow from the lungs. 2) Pulmonary disease (as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterised by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction ...

Macrostomia

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Greatly exaggerated width of the mouth, resulting from failure of union of the maxillary and mandibular processes, with extension of the oral orifice toward the ear. The defect may be unilateral ...

Proteoglycan

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Glycoproteins which have a very high polysaccharide content. 2) Any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue, are made ...

Eosinophils

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and stainable by ...

Neutrophils

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. 2) A ...

Exogenous

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Growing from or on the outside (as in exogenous spores). 2) Caused by factors (as food or a traumatic factor) or an agent (as a disease-producing organism) from outside the organism or system (as ...

Presbycusis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Gradual bilateral hearing loss associated with ageing that is due to progressive degeneration of cochlear structures and central auditory pathways. Hearing loss usually begins with the high ...