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specificity

The proportion of persons without disease who are correctly identified by a screening test as not having the disease.

sporadic mutation

A new mutation in a gene that was not inherited from either parent.

strictures

narrowing

supracardiac

above the heart

tachycardia

A heart beat that is faster than normal for someone's age.

toxins

substances poisonous to the body

translocation

The breakage and removal of a large segment of DNA from one chromosome and its attachment to a different chromosome.

tumor

An abnormal mass of tissue. Tumors can be benign or malignant.

ultrasound

An ultrasound is a study done using sound waves at a particular frequency to detect images of different organs inside the body.

unilateral

Located on only one side of the body.