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Deficiency, FAO
Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of clinical findings consisting of ichthyosis (thickened fish-like skin), spastic paraplegia (spasticity of the legs) and…
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- MCV Abbreviation for mean cell volume, the average volume of a red blood cell. This is a calculated value derived…
- Glutathione S-transferase omega-1 An enzyme that remarkably influences the age of onset of symptoms of two common degenerative brain disorders…
- Clark level of invasion A method for determining the prognosis (outlook) with melanoma. The method was devised by the pathologist…
- Claudication, intermittent Claudication, intermittent: An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and…
- Vulvitis Inflammation of the external genital organs of the female (the vulva). The vulva includes the labia…
- Transvaginal ultrasound A technique in which sound waves are sent out by an ultrasound probe that has been inserted in the vagina…
- Shingles Shingles: An acute infection caused by the herpes zoster virus, the same virus as causes chickenpox. Shingles…
- Ut dict. Abbreviation meaning 'as directed' (from the Latin 'ut dictum', as directed). One of a number of hallowed…
- Immunopig
- Kiddie-cam See: Kiddie cam
- LQTS The long QT syndrome. See Long QT syndrome