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Effect, founder
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Effect, founderA population group with an unusual frequency of a gene due to there having been only a small number of original members ("founders") one or more of whom had that gene.
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Gene
1. A unit of DNA that carries information for the biosynthesis of a specific product in the cell. 2. Ultimate unit by which inheritable characteristics are transmitted to succeeding generations in all living organisms. Genes are contained by, and arranged along the length of, the chromosome. The gene is composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Each chromosome of each species has a definite number and arrangement of genes, which govern both the structure and metabolic functions of the cells and thus of the entire organism.
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Effective dose
The dose of a drug that will achieve the desired effect.
Effects, fetal rubella
The constellation of abnormalities, also called the rubella syndrome, caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) A virus before birth. The syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital malformations (birth defects) and mental retardation.
Effeminate
A womanish or sissyish manner and bearing in a man or boy stigmatized as an unmanly homosexual.
Efferent
Heading away. A system's efferent signals are those exiting to elsewhere. (As opposed to Afferent)
Efferent nerve
A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system (CNS). An efferent nerve is the opposite of an afferent nerves that carries impulses toward the CNS.
Efferent vessel
A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole.
Effexor
Effexor is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): venlafaxine hydrochloride.
Effexor xr
Effexor xr is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): venlafaxine hydrochloride.
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EDMD
Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss.
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)
A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as narcolepsy. It is often associated with cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone and paralysis of voluntary muscles associated with a strong emotion), sleep paralysis (immobility of the body that occurs in the transition from sleep to wakefulness), what are called hypnagogic hallucinations (pre-sleep dreams) and automatic behaviors (such as doing something "automatically" and not remembering afterwards how one did it).
Edwards syndrome
Trisomy 18 syndrome. Children with the syndrome have an extra chromosome 18 with a characteristic pattern of multiple malformations and mental retardation. Features include low birth weight, small head (microcephaly), small jaw (micrognathia), malformations of the heart and kidneys, clenched fists with abnormal finger positioning, and malformed feet. The mental retardation is profound with an IQ too low to measure. Nineteen out of 20 of these children die before their first birthday.
EEE
Eastern equine encephalitis.
EFEMP1
A gene that encodes a protein with the long, complex name of EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1. EFEMP1 is now also known as FBLN3.
Effect, founder
Effective dose
The dose of a drug that will achieve the desired effect.
Effects, fetal rubella
The constellation of abnormalities, also called the rubella syndrome, caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) A virus before birth. The syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital malformations (birth defects) and mental retardation.
Efferent nerve
A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system (CNS). An efferent nerve is the opposite of an afferent nerves that carries impulses toward the CNS.
Efferent vessel
A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole.
EGD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
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Gene
1. A unit of DNA that carries information for the biosynthesis of a specific product in the cell. 2. Ultimate unit by which inheritable characteristics are transmitted to succeeding generations in all living organisms. Genes are contained by, and arranged along the length of, the chromosome. The gene is composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Each chromosome of each species has a definite number and arrangement of genes, which govern both the structure and metabolic functions of the cells and thus of the entire organism.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Effective dose
The dose of a drug that will achieve the desired effect.
Effects, fetal rubella
The constellation of abnormalities, also called the rubella syndrome, caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) A virus before birth. The syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital malformations (birth defects) and mental retardation.
Effeminate
A womanish or sissyish manner and bearing in a man or boy stigmatized as an unmanly homosexual.
Efferent
Heading away. A system's efferent signals are those exiting to elsewhere. (As opposed to Afferent)
Efferent nerve
A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system (CNS). An efferent nerve is the opposite of an afferent nerves that carries impulses toward the CNS.
Efferent vessel
A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole.
Effexor
Effexor is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): venlafaxine hydrochloride.
Effexor xr
Effexor xr is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): venlafaxine hydrochloride.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
EDMD
Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss.
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)
A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as narcolepsy. It is often associated with cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone and paralysis of voluntary muscles associated with a strong emotion), sleep paralysis (immobility of the body that occurs in the transition from sleep to wakefulness), what are called hypnagogic hallucinations (pre-sleep dreams) and automatic behaviors (such as doing something "automatically" and not remembering afterwards how one did it).
Edwards syndrome
Trisomy 18 syndrome. Children with the syndrome have an extra chromosome 18 with a characteristic pattern of multiple malformations and mental retardation. Features include low birth weight, small head (microcephaly), small jaw (micrognathia), malformations of the heart and kidneys, clenched fists with abnormal finger positioning, and malformed feet. The mental retardation is profound with an IQ too low to measure. Nineteen out of 20 of these children die before their first birthday.
EEE
Eastern equine encephalitis.
EFEMP1
A gene that encodes a protein with the long, complex name of EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1. EFEMP1 is now also known as FBLN3.
Effect, founder
Effective dose
The dose of a drug that will achieve the desired effect.
Effects, fetal rubella
The constellation of abnormalities, also called the rubella syndrome, caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) A virus before birth. The syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital malformations (birth defects) and mental retardation.
Efferent nerve
A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system (CNS). An efferent nerve is the opposite of an afferent nerves that carries impulses toward the CNS.
Efferent vessel
A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole.
EGD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
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