Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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neuron

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system. 2) A type of ...

pelvis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The basin-like area outlined by the hip bones and the vertebral column (SPINE). 2) The lower part of the abdomen, located between the hip bones.

immune system

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The body's defense mechanism against foreign organisms or substances and deviant native cells. It includes the humoral immune response and the cell-mediated response and consists of a complex of ...

cementum

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The bonelike rigid connective tissue covering the root of a tooth from the cementoenamel junction to the apex and lining the apex of the root canal, also assisting in tooth support by serving as ...

genetics

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The branch of science concerned with the means and consequences of transmission and generation of the components of biological inheritance. (Stedman, 26th ed) 2) The branch of biology that deals ...

resilience

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress. 2) An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change ...

fertility

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female. 2) The quality or state of being capable of breeding or reproducing. Used for human and animal ...