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An enlargement of the lower part of the thyroid isthmus.  

A goiter unaccompanied by constitutional symptoms.  

A plasma glycoprotein that binds androgens or estrogens, leaving small concentrations of free hormones to circulate in the blood.  

Glaucoma caused by ocular trauma or an underlying disease that affects the eye.  

A type of laminated glass that meets specific requirements concerning the force necessary to break it and is designed to break without shattering. Its use in automobiles reduces the risk of injury from broken glass.  

A mixed serous and muciparous gland.  

Extrauterine pregnancy in which the embryo, originally situated in the oviduct or elsewhere, has developed in the abdominal cavity.  

Pregnancy in which the embryo becomes dislodged from the original seat of implantation and continues to develop in a new situation.  

An experimental method of cloning genes and reintroducing them into cells for the purpose of correcting inherited disease. As this form of therapy develops so do ethical questions concerning its use: what diseases should be treated, and whether an individual could be treated to enhance his or her normal condition (e.g., to become a stronger…

A gene that increases a person’s likelihood of contracting a heritable illness.