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Bannayan syndrome
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Bannayan syndromeA genetic disease characterized by macrocephaly (enlarged head), multiple lipomas (benign fatty tumors) and hemangiomas (benign blood vessel tumors). The macrocephaly occurs without enlargement of the cerebral ventricles. There is mild neurological impairment and postnatal growth retardation.
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Genetic
Hereditary. Having to do with the genes.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Cerebral
Referring to the cerebrum.
Ventricles
The lower, pumping chambers of the heart. The heart has two ventricles - the right and left ventricle.
Neurological
The medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.
Impairment
A defect in organ function or whole body system, which may be temporary or permanent (eg. hemiplegia).
Retardation
Delay or halt of any process such as mental or physical development.
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Banner Health Arizona
Banner Health Arizona is a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona (USA).
Bannock Regional Medical Center
Bannock Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Pocatello, Idaho (USA).
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Bambino
The little child who is the infant in swaddling, the symbol of pediatrics, sculpted by the Florentine artist Andrea della Robbia (1437-1528).
Ban zhi lian
See: Scutellaria barbata.
Band, chromosome
One of the transverse bands produced on chromosomes by differential staining techniques. Depending on the particular staining technique, the bands are alternating light and dark or fluorescent and nonfluorescent.
Band, Q
A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of chromosomes under ultraviolet light after the chromosomes are stained with quinacrine. The Q in Q band stands for Quinacrine, an agent used as an antimalarial agent and, in the laboratory, as a fluorescent dye.
Banding of chromosomes
The treatment of chromosomes to reveal characteristic patterns of horizontal bands like bar codes. The banding patterns lend each chromosome a distinctive appearance so the 22 pairs of human nonsex chromosomes and the X and Y chromosomes can be identified and distinguished without ambiguity. Banding also permits the recognition of chromosome deletions (lost segments), chromosome duplications (surplus segments) and other types of structural rearrangements of chromosomes.
Bannayan syndrome
Bar chart
Proper term in mathematics for what is popularly called a bar graph. See: Bar graph.
Bar graph
A visual display using bars to represent the relative size of different categories of a variable, with each category or value of the variable represented by a bar, usually with a gap between the bars. A bar graph is often used to illustrate the major features of the distribution of data because it is an easier and quicker way to see and grasp the information. Bar graphs are frequently used in medicine. Also called a bar chart.
Barbara McClintock
See: McClintock, Barbara Glossary content Copyright ? 1996-2002 MedicineNet, Inc. All rights reserved.
Barbat skullcap
See: Scutellaria barbata.
Barber itch
A superficial fungal infection of the skin in the bearded area of the face and neck, with swellings and marked crusting, often with itching, sometimes causing the hair to break off. The name harks back to the days when men went to the barber daily for a shave. Also known as tinea barbae. (Tinea = ringworm).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Genetic
Hereditary. Having to do with the genes.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Cerebral
Referring to the cerebrum.
Ventricles
The lower, pumping chambers of the heart. The heart has two ventricles - the right and left ventricle.
Neurological
The medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.
Impairment
A defect in organ function or whole body system, which may be temporary or permanent (eg. hemiplegia).
Retardation
Delay or halt of any process such as mental or physical development.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Banner Health Arizona
Banner Health Arizona is a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona (USA).
Bannock Regional Medical Center
Bannock Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Pocatello, Idaho (USA).
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Bambino
The little child who is the infant in swaddling, the symbol of pediatrics, sculpted by the Florentine artist Andrea della Robbia (1437-1528).
Ban zhi lian
See: Scutellaria barbata.
Band, chromosome
One of the transverse bands produced on chromosomes by differential staining techniques. Depending on the particular staining technique, the bands are alternating light and dark or fluorescent and nonfluorescent.
Band, Q
A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of chromosomes under ultraviolet light after the chromosomes are stained with quinacrine. The Q in Q band stands for Quinacrine, an agent used as an antimalarial agent and, in the laboratory, as a fluorescent dye.
Banding of chromosomes
The treatment of chromosomes to reveal characteristic patterns of horizontal bands like bar codes. The banding patterns lend each chromosome a distinctive appearance so the 22 pairs of human nonsex chromosomes and the X and Y chromosomes can be identified and distinguished without ambiguity. Banding also permits the recognition of chromosome deletions (lost segments), chromosome duplications (surplus segments) and other types of structural rearrangements of chromosomes.
Bannayan syndrome
Bar chart
Proper term in mathematics for what is popularly called a bar graph. See: Bar graph.
Bar graph
A visual display using bars to represent the relative size of different categories of a variable, with each category or value of the variable represented by a bar, usually with a gap between the bars. A bar graph is often used to illustrate the major features of the distribution of data because it is an easier and quicker way to see and grasp the information. Bar graphs are frequently used in medicine. Also called a bar chart.
Barbara McClintock
See: McClintock, Barbara Glossary content Copyright ? 1996-2002 MedicineNet, Inc. All rights reserved.
Barbat skullcap
See: Scutellaria barbata.
Barber itch
A superficial fungal infection of the skin in the bearded area of the face and neck, with swellings and marked crusting, often with itching, sometimes causing the hair to break off. The name harks back to the days when men went to the barber daily for a shave. Also known as tinea barbae. (Tinea = ringworm).
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