the gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders volume 2

... type 2 represents the most severe disorder of a group of disorders resulting from the mutation of a single gene the collagen type 2 gene (COL2A1), located on the long arm of chromosome 12 (12q13.1-q13.3 ... twin to the umbilical vein of the other. This abnormal connection can cause serious complications including loss of the pregnancy. GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GENETIC DISORDERS 7 Acardia The GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA ... Ͻhttp://www.emedi- cine.com/ped/topic2.htmϾ. (April 24 , 20 01). Michael V. Zuck, PhD 16 GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GENETIC DISORDERS Achondrogenesis The x ray image of an infant with achondrogenesis shows the absence of spinal...

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... xxi Entries Volume 1: A-C 1 Volume 2: D-K 523 Volume 3: L-R 1 029 Volume 4: S-Z 1 523 Organizations 21 99 Glossary 22 25 General Index 22 93 GEAM FM 10/ 12/ 04 2: 25 PM Page v the plant is in flower and then ... medicine. II. Longe, Jacqueline L. R733.G34 20 05 615.5'03 dc 22 2004 022 5 02 GEAM FM 10/ 12/ 04 2: 25 PM Page iv GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2 607 Dermatitis Dermatitis on hands and ... hydrocephalus GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2 597 Dementia GEAM - D to K 10/11/04 3 :23 PM Page 597 GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2 V CONTENTS List of Entries vii About the Encyclopedia...

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... Writer Rochester Hills, MI GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2 XXII Contributors GEAM FM 10/ 12/ 04 2: 25 PM Page xxii GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2 122 5 Lobelia Preparations Lobelia ... media of the normal eye and resulting in the focusing of images on the retina. Refractive power The degree of refraction of an eye. Strabismus—Failure of the two eyes to direct their gaze at the ... drawings. Each volume con- tains a color insert of 64 important herbs, remedies, and supplements. GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2 XVIII About the Encyclopedia GEAM FM 10/ 12/ 04 2: 25 PM Page...

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... medicine. II. Longe, Jacqueline L. R733.G34 20 05 615.5'03 dc 22 2004 022 5 02 GEAM FM 10/ 12/ 04 2: 25 PM Page iv Sacro-occipital technique see Craniosacral therapy SAD see Seasonal affective disorder Safflower ... drawings. Each volume con- tains a color insert of 64 important herbs, remedies, and supplements. GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2 XVIII About the Encyclopedia GEAM FM 10/ 12/ 04 2: 25 PM Page ... heat. The silky nature of the solution further reduces the separation between the floater’s skin and its surroundings, so that the body seems to gradually disappear. The combined elements of the...

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... visual center of the brain (the visual cortex) at the back of the head. The visual cortex sends instruction to the eye based on whether the object of vision is near or far and whether the surrounding ... influence of the ciliary body, the lens further bends and directs the incoming light back to the retina. There it is received and trans- ferred through the optic nerve at the back of the eye to the ... pain in the upper body, the ‘‘LI4’’ point is recommended. It is located in the web between the thumb and index finger, on the back of the hand. Using the thumb and index finger of the other hand,...

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... (v .2) — ISBN 0-7876-5609-7 (set : hardcover) 1. Cancer—Encyclopedias. 2. Oncology—Encyclopedias. I. Thackery, Ellen, 19 72- RC254.5 .G353 20 01 616.99’4’003—dc21 20 01046015 GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ... their mother or father. Sometimes the change occurs spontaneously when the egg and sperm come together to form the first cell of the baby. The children of a person with NF2 have a 50% chance of inheriting ... fashion. The cells that make up blood are produced in the bone marrow and the lymph system. The bone marrow is the spongy tissue found in the large bones of the body. The lymph system includes the...

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... parts of the larynx are affected and whether the cancer has spread to neighboring areas of the neck or dis- tant parts of the body. The glottis is the middle part of the larynx. It con- tains the ... not grow back. However, other parts of the brain can take over some, or all, of the function of the missing part of the brain. Depending on the part of the brain removed, the effects may be quite ... cells—Flat epithelial cells, which usu- ally make up the outer layer of epithelial tissue, the layer farthest away from the surface the epithe- lium covers. sounds. Scars and alterations of the lips...

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