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Pain transmitted from the facial nerve to the ear.  

Relating to or caused by genes.  

Regulations concerning the status of those wounded in military action on land, established in 1864 by military powers meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The sick and wounded and all those involved in their care, including physicians, nurses, corpsmen, ambulance drivers, and chaplains, were declared to be neutral and, therefore, would not be the target of military…

Concerning genetics and nutrition.  

The unique privacy protections given by law to test results that identify genetic traits or diseases in an individual. The granting of special privacy status to genetic test results as opposed to other health care information is felt by some legal scholars to be necessary to avoid potential discrimination against the bearers of some genetic…

The use of genetics to improve selected characteristics or traits of an organism. It is a practice common in agriculture, e.g., in the engineering of super sweet com or pesticide-resistant soybeans and is both welcomed and feared in human affairs.  

Unequal treatment of persons with either known genetic abnormalities or the inherited propensity for disease. Genetic discrimination may have a negative effect on employability, insurability, and other socioeconomic variables.  

The number of diseases and deaths that occur as a result of inherited traits.