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Gorham disease
Also called disappearing bone disease. Extensive loss of calcium from a single bone so that it cannot be seen on x-ray. Any bone can be involved but the upper arm, shoulder, and jaw are most frequent. This type of selective decalcification…
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Show more- Cryo-EM Cryo-electron microscopy
- Metabolism, inborn error of A heritable disorder of the biochemistry of the4 body. Examples of inborn errors of metabolism include…
- Diverticulitis, bleeding from Diverticular bleeding typically occurs intermittently over several days. Colonoscopy is usually performed to…
- Flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) See Fish-odor syndrome
- Isotonic exercise Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isotonic…
- Cholangiogram, intravenous See: Intravenous cholangiogram
- Hemizygous Having only a single copy of a gene instead of the customary two copies. All of the gene on the single X…
- Miliary tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, miliary
- Computed tomography colography See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Adrenaline A substance produced by the medulla (inside) of the adrenal gland, adrenaline (the official name in the…
- Sign Any objective evidence of disease. Gross blood in the stool is a sign of disease. It can be recognized by the…
- Glutathione S-transferase A family of enzymes that utilize glutathione in reactions contributing to the transformation of a wide range…