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Muscular dystrophy
any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
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(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendenci…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
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an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body; sometimes, the arm.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds. It is characterized by mental dullness and musc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.A processive wasting or melting away of the solid parts of the animal system with copious excretions of liquids by one or more passage…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough, spitt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of a decline.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in chi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, hereditary, diseases, muscular, system.sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in chi…
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