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Vohwinkel syndrome
A genetic disorder characterized by hearing loss and thickened skin, particularly on the knuckles. The sensorineural hearing is mild-to-moderate in degree. The thickening of the skin (hyperkeratosis) can be 'mutilating' and cause…
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- Tomography, computerized See: Computerized tomography
- Fetal infant An extremely low birth weight infant. A very, small infant. One, for example, with a birth weight of 400 to…
- Aspiration Removal of a sample of fluid and cells through a needle. Aspiration also refers to the accidental sucking in…
- Testes The male sex glands. They are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The testes…
- PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid. See: Perfluorinated acid
- Breast biopsy ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Breast biopsy Main…
- I (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that indicates 'interaction' because the medication may interact adversely with…
- Small intestine insufficiency See: Short bowel syndrome
- BRCA1 breast cancer susceptibility gene A mutated (changed) version of the BRCA1 gene that makes a person susceptible to developing breast cancer…
- Werner-His disease Named for the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner's premature aging syndrome) and…