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

acquired mutation

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Alterations in DNA that occur after conception. Somatic mutations can occur in any of the cells of the body except the germ cells (sperm and egg) and therefore are not passed on to children. These ...

melanin

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Amorphous, nonproteinaceous pigment responsible for the brown hue of eyes, skin, hair, various tumors, and certain internal structures including the substantia nigra of the brain. 2) Pigments ...

calculus

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) An abnormal concretion occurring mostly in the urinary and biliary tracts, usually composed of mineral salts. Also called stones. 2) A concretion usually of mineral salts around organic material ...

fever

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process. 2) Abnormal high body temperature. 3) The elevation of the body's temperature above the upper limit of ...

pneumothorax

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process, or be introduced deliberately ( = pneumothorax, ...