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

palsy

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A general term most often used to describe severe or complete loss of muscle strength due to motor system disease from the level of the cerebral cortex to the muscle fiber. This term may also ...

plegia

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A general term most often used to describe severe or complete loss of muscle strength due to motor system disease from the level of the cerebral cortex to the muscle fiber. This term may also ...

inclusion body

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A generic term for any circumscribed mass of foreign (e.g., lead or viruses) or metabolically inactive materials (e.g., ceroid or Mallory bodies), within the cytoplasm or nucleus of a cell. ...

dwarfism

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A genetic or pathological condition that is characterized by short stature and undersize. Abnormal skeletal growth usually results in an adult who is significantly below the average height. 2) ...

mycobacteria

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts. 2) A genus of nonmotile ...

1) A group of cells or a body part (as the sinoatrial node of the heart) that serves to establish and maintain a rhythmic activity. 2) An electrical device for stimulating or steadying the heartbeat ...