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Syndrome, Hecht
Inherited disorder transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait in which short tight muscles make it impossible to open the mouth fully or keep the fingers straight when the hand is flexed back. The small mouth creates feeding problems. The…
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Show more- Sun protection factor (SPF) A number on a scale for rating sunscreens. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. SPF numbers on a package can…
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Herpes, genital See: Genital herpes
- Syndrome, Kostmann A condition with a lack of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection)…
- Electrosurgery Instead of using a scalpel, the surgeon utilizes a heat-generating electrical device to burn or vaporize…
- PARK7 Familial Parkinson disease type 7
- Impotence Impotence: A common problem among men characterized by the consistent inability to sustain an erection…
- Cradle-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Surgery, elective Surgery that is subject to choice (election). The choice may be made by the patient or doctor. For example…
- Skittling Street name for the high produced by abuse of the drug dextromethorphan
- Antipsoriatic Directed against psoriasis. Sunlight is antipsoriatic, as are a number of drugs
- Lentiginosis profusa syndrome See: LEOPARD syndrome