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Acoustic neurinoma
A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells -- small sheet-like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help…
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Show more- SGPT Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGPT is…
- Germ line 1. The sequence of cells which develop into eggs and sperm. 2. Inherited material that comes from the eggs or…
- Assembly, DNA The process of putting fragments of DNA that have been sequenced into their correct chromosomal positions…
- Disease, Minamata A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay…
- Ductal carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of cancer…
- Visceral leishmaniasis A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (particularly the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Pneumosilicosis See: Silicosis
- Brazelton newborn test A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Aneurysm, dissecting An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Achondrogenesis type II A severe inherited disorder of bone growth characterized by a short body and limbs and a lack of bone…
- Deficiency, phenylalanine hydroxylase See Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency
- Meningitis, meningococcal Meningitis, meningococcal: Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord)…