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Wordprocessor's cramp
A form of focal dystonia caused by wordprocessing that affects the muscles of the hand and, sometimes, the forearm. The term 'dystonia' refers to a state of abnormal (too much or too little) muscle tone. There are many forms of dystonia…
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Show more- Familial Parkinson disease type 8 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Joint, acromioclavicular The acromioclavicular (AC) joint is located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the…
- Telomere The end of a chromosome, a specialized structure involved in the replication and stability of the chromosome…
- Nasogastric Referring to the passage from the nose to the stomach. A nasogastric tube is one that is passed through the…
- Cellulite Cellulite: Popular term for deposits of fat that have a cottage cheese-like or puckered texture. Medically…
- Felty's syndrome Felty's syndrome: A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. See: Felty syndrome.
- Mycobacteria Plural of mycobacterium
- Anorexia, cancer See: Cancer anorexia
- Thalassemia Not just one disease but rather a complex series of genetic (inherited) disorders all of which involve…
- Palsy, laryngeal nerve Paralysis of the larynx (voice box) caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or its parent nerve…
- Human reproductive cloning HTLV. A retrovirus that causes adult T-cell leukemia. HTLV is endemic (constantly present) in southern Japan…
- Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia ASAT. See: Pagon syndrome