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Long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase def
Cy: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality of fatty-acid metabolism. This abnormality is a deficiency of the enzyme long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD). The…
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Show more- Morphology 1. Literally, the study of form. The study of structure. 2. The form itself, as of an organ or part of the…
- Retrodiagnosis Retrospective diagnosis. The proposal that the mysterious illness that killed Alexander the Great more than…
- Moonflower An hallucinogenic but poisonous plant known scientifically as Datura that has white flowers that bloom at…
- Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia: A condition in which cryoglobulin proteins which are a mixture of various…
- Popliteal Refers to the back of the knee.
- Adnexa This Latin word (in the plural) is used in medicine in reference to appendages. For example, in gynecology…
- Four-finger line See: Simian crease
- CPEO with myopathy See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Tampon A tampon is a pack or pad used to plug, to stanch, to stop the flow of blood or other fluids. The tampon may…
- HIPAA Acronym that stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a US law designed to provide…
- Invert 1) To turn inward. To invert the foot is to move its forepart toward the midline of the body. 2) To turn…
- DASH diet An eating plan designed to lower the blood pressure. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop…