A karyotype can diagnose a condition such as Down syndrome by revealing abnormalities in the chromosomes of a person or an unborn child. A karyotype can diagnose a condition such as Down syndrome by revealing abnormalities in the chromosomes of a person or an unborn child.
Are You a Sapiophile? What is a Sapiophile? Well âsapioâ is Latin for âwisdomâ or âintelligenceâ and the suffix âphileâ is ancient Greek for âfondâ or âlove.â So a sapiophile is someone who finds intelligence sexy and desirable. I for one am a full blooded sapiophile and proud of it.
pemphigoid, cicatricial. A rare, idiopathic, chronic systemic disease, most commonly of the elderly and characterized by recurrent blisters and bullae of the skin and mucous membranes, with subsequent scarring and shrinkage. The disease may affect only the conjunctiva (ocular pemphigoid).tymology: L, cicatrix, scar; Gk, pemphix, blister or bubble + eidos, form. a benign, chronic, usually bilateral, subepidermal blistering disease chiefly involving the mucous membranes, especially those of the mouth and eye.