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Genetic disorders
Genetic diseases, syndromes, or conditions caused by genetic variations and abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.
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cyanosis
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to an increase in the amount of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule. 2) ...
cyanosed
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to an increase in the amount of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule. 2) ...
cytology
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, and life history of cells. 2) The cytological aspects of a process or structure.
chondrocyte
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A cartilage cell. 2) Cartilage cell. Chondrocytes make the structural components of cartilage.
molecule
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A chemical made up of two or more atoms. The atoms in a molecule can be the same (an oxygen molecule has two oxygen atoms) or different (a water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen ...
insertion
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A chromosome abnormality in which material from one chromosome is inserted into another nonhomologous chromosome; a mutation in which a segment of DNA is inserted into a gene or other segment of ...
translocation
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A chromosome alteration in which a whole chromosome or segment of a chromosome becomes attached to or interchanged with another whole chromosome or segment, the resulting hybrid segregating ...
