Genetic disorders glossaries and terms

sex chromosomes

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A chromosome involved in sex determination. 2) A sex chromosome is a type of chromosome that participates in sex determination. Humans and most other mammals have two sex chromosomes, the X and ...

gonosomes

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A chromosome involved in sex determination. 2) A sex chromosome is a type of chromosome that participates in sex determination. Humans and most other mammals have two sex chromosomes, the X and ...

rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in ...

systemic lupus erythematosus

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A chronic, inflammatory, connective tissue disease that can affect the joints and many organs, including the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and nervous system. It can cause many different symptoms; ...

tuberculosis (TB)

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A chronic, recurrent infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) may affect almost any tissue or organ of the body with the lungs being the most common site of ...

mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A chronic, recurrent infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) may affect almost any tissue or organ of the body with the lungs being the most common site of ...

acanthosis nigricans

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds. It occurs in association with endocrine ...

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