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Muscular atrophy, post-polio (PPMA)
Late muscle wasting that occurs as part of the post-polio syndrome (PPS), a constellation of symptoms and signs that appear belatedly, from 20 to 40 years, after the initial polio infection and at least 10 years after what was once thought…
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- Ochronosis 1. Deposition of dark pigment in connective tissues, usually due to alkaptonuria or exposure to chemicals…
- Scuba health Common medical problems in scuba diving include cuts, scrapes and other injuries to the arms and legs and…
- Intersex A group of conditions sometimes referred to as disorders of sexual development (DSDs) in which there is a…
- Cloning, therapeutic See: Therapeutic cloning
- Skeletal Pertaining to the skeleton, the bones of the body which collectively provide the framework for the body
- Exophthalmos Protruding eyeball. A common finding in hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone) of Graves disease
- Adenosine A nucleoside containing adenine as its base. Adenosine acts to dilate the coronary arteries and is employed…
- Shock, anaphylactic A life-threatening allergic reaction characterized by a swelling of body tissues including the throat…
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