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contracture

Medical; Human genome

1) High resistance to passive stretch of a muscle, resulting from fibrosis of the tissue supporting the muscles or the joints, or from disorder of the muscle fibers. 2) A ...

digestion

Medical; Human genome

The process of breakdown of food for metabolism and use by the body.

coronary artery disease (cad)

Medical; Human genome

1) Thickening and loss of elasticity of the coronary arteries, leading to progressive insufficiency of the arteries (coronary disease). 2) A condition and especially one caused ...

digestive system

Medical; Human genome

1) Encompasses the mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, biliary tract, pancreas, liver, and associated hormones and secretions. 2) The organs that take in food and turn it ...

copy number variation

Medical; Human genome

A copy number variation (CNV) is when the number of copies of a particular gene varies from one individual to the next. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project, it ...

cosegregation

Medical; Human genome

The transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.