Inherited disorder characterized by a high level of serum cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis that places affected individuals at...

Insensibility resulting from deep cold.  

Parenteral antibiotic that is particularly useful against severe infections and produces minimal side effects.  

infection caused by avian influenza (bird flu) viruses; also called bird flu. These viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds...

Repelling; noxious, as a stimulus used in avoidance training or aversion therapy.  

Extreme dislike and desire to move away from the source of antagonism (e.g., wanting to run away from a snake)....

Disorder caused by the presence of two recessive (homozygous) mutant (abnormal) genes on an autosome. If only one mutant recessive...

Disorder caused by a dominant mutant (abnormal) gene on an autosome (nonsex chromosome). Evidence of the disorder may not occur...

Process of maintaining a generally constant physiological state of a cell or organism.  

Any of a number of reflexes that control the activity of body parts (e.g., urination, sweating, heart rate).