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Tyrosinemia type II
A metabolic genetic disease due to deficiency of the enzyme tyrosine transaminase. The disease is characterized by the deposition of crystals of tyrosine in the skin and eyes. Thickened areas (keratoses) on the palms and soles become…
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Show more- Macrosomia Overly large body. A child with macrosomia has significant overgrowth
- Ulceration The process or fact of being eroded away, as by an ulcer
- Urine blood Blood in the urine. Also called hematuria. Gross hematuria refers to blood that is so plentiful in the urine…
- Aggressive angiomyxoma A slow-growing tumor of stromal cells which occurs primarily in the genital and pelvic regions. This tumor is…
- Adductor muscle Any muscle that pulls a body part toward the midline. For example, the adductor muscles of the legs pull the…
- ANXA1 Annexin A1
- Dys- Speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to produce (difficult to understand). The…
- Aphasia, primary progressive See: Primary progressive aphasia
- HELLP syndrome A syndrome featuring a combination of 'H' for hemolysis (the breakdown of red blood cells), 'EL' for elevated…
- Qualified health claim A claim authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that must be supported by credible scientific…
- HAVRIX A vaccine against hepatitis A made of killed hepatitis A virus to stimulate the body's immune system to…
- Spastic colitis A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…