See Also: gene synthesis(medicine)
sicca(2)(dictionary)
sicca(1)(dictionary)
sicca syndrome(medicine)
pityriasis sicca(medicine)
keratoconjunctivitis sicca(medicine)
sicca complex(medicine)
seborrhoea sicca(medicine)
rhinitis sicca(medicine)
pharyngitis sicca(medicine)

sicca(2) (iou) and gene synthesis (medicine)


sicca(2) (iou)



sicca noun2. M20.
[Ellipt. for mod. Latin keratoconjunctivitis sicca.]
Medicine. The reduction or absence of lachrymation, with consequent dryness and inflammation of the conjunctiva, characteristic of Sj?gren's syndrome.
Comb.: sicca syndrome the occurrence of sicca in the absence of rheumatoid arthritis.

gene synthesis (medicine)


gene synthesis
<molecular biology> The complete synthesis of a gene using a DNA synthesiser (gene machine), or the assembly of oligonucleotides so synthesised into a synthetic gene, as opposed to cloning.