Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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carcinoid

Health care; Genetic disorders

A slow-growing type of tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal system (most often in the appendix), and sometimes in the lungs or other sites. Carcinoid tumors may spread to the liver or other ...

ossicle

Health care; Genetic disorders

A small bone or bony structure ; especially : any of three small bones of the middle ear including the malleus, incus, and stapes.

vestibular aqueduct

Health care; Genetic disorders

A small bony canal linking the vestibule of the inner ear to the posterior part of the internal surface of the petrous temporal bone. It surrounds the endolymphatic duct.

marker chromosome

Health care; Genetic disorders

A small chromosome containing a centromere occasionally seen in tissue culture, often in a mosaic state (present in some cells but not in others). A marker chromosome may be of little clinical ...

supernumary chromosome

Health care; Genetic disorders

A small chromosome containing a centromere occasionally seen in tissue culture, often in a mosaic state (present in some cells but not in others). A marker chromosome may be of little clinical ...

fibril

Health care; Genetic disorders

A small filament or fiber: as a: one of the fine threads into which a striated muscle fiber can be longitudinally split, b: neurofibril.

sinoatrial node

Health care; Genetic disorders

A small mass of tissue that is made up of Purkinje fibers, ganglion cells, and nerve fibers, that is embedded in the musculature of the right atrium of higher vertebrates, and that originates the ...