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Central core disease of muscle
One of the conditions that produces 'floppy baby' syndrome. CCD causes hypotonia (floppiness) in the newborn baby, slowly progressive muscle weakness, and muscle cramps after exercise. Muscle biopsy shows a key diagnostic finding (absent…
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Show more- Areflexia Absence of neurologic reflexes such as the knee jerk reaction
- Breast cancer susceptibility genes Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to…
- Bed bug A blood-sucking bug in the Cimex family that lives hidden in bedding or furniture, coming out at night to…
- Echinacea Echinacea: An herb that has been claimed to boost the body's immune system and help fight off infections…
- Dander Tiny scales shed from human or animal skin or hair. Dander floats in the air, settles on surfaces and makes…
- Membranous vitreous type Stickler syndrome Yndrome, type I. See: Stickler syndrome
- Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) AFP is a plasma protein that is normally produced by the fetus. It serves as the basis for some useful tests…
- Nearsightedness The ability to see near objects more clearly than distant objects. Also called myopia . Myopia can be caused…
- Bursitis, septic A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues…
- PDA Patent ductus arteriosus
- Subdeltoid Beneath the deltoid, the large muscle that stretches from the clavicle (collarbone) to the humerus (the long…
- Osteochondritis dissecans Osteochondritis dissecans: A condition in which a fragment of bone in a joint is deprived of blood and…