| frameshift mutation |
FRAME-shift mew-TAY-shun A mutation that adds or deletes one or two DNA bases, altering the reading frame. 341
Ãâó: www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/life/glossaryf.mhtml
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| Frankfort plane |
a line extending from the most inferior part of the orbital margin to the left tragion (the tragion is the deepest point in the notch superior to the tragus of the auricle); for length and height measurements, when the head is positioned correctly, the subject's line of sight is parallel to the headboard; also called Frankfort horizontal plane
Ãâó: depts.washington.edu/pwdlearn/web/glossary/glossar...
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| fragile X syndrome |
a syndrome resulting from a fragile or broken site on the X chromosome, often characterized by mental retardation, hypotonia and hyperactivity
Ãâó: depts.washington.edu/pwdlearn/web/glossary/glossar...
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| fracture-dislocation |
Fracture of a bone that is also dislocated from its normal position in a joint.
Ãâó: www.condell.org/libertyville/neurosurgery/neurolog...
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| fracture |
break in a bone; occasionally of some other structure, eg, liver or spleen
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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