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galactolipids
Medical; Human genome
A group of glycolipids in which the sugar group is galactose. They are distinguished from glycosphingolipids in lacking nitrogen. They constitute the majority of membrane lipids ...
fibril
Medical; Human genome
A small filament or fiber: as a: one of the fine threads into which a striated muscle fiber can be longitudinally split, b: neurofibril.
gigantism
Medical; Human genome
The condition of accelerated and excessive growth in children or adolescents who are exposed to excess human growth hormone before the closure of epiphyses. It is usually caused ...
fibrillation
Medical; Human genome
1) An act or process of forming fibers or fibrils. 2) A muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination. 3) Very rapid irregular contractions ...
fibrin
Medical; Human genome
1) A protein derived from fibrinogen in the presence of thrombin, which forms part of the blood clot. 2) A white insoluble fibrous protein formed from fibrinogen by the action ...
fetal alcohol syndrome
Medical; Human genome
1) A condition occurring in a fetus or newborn due to in utero ethanol exposure when the mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. It is characterized by a cluster of ...
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