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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type
Lers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type: A genetic disorder characterized by extremely fragile and sagging skin caused by mutation in the ADAMTS2 gene. People with this form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have soft, doughy skin that is very…
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Show more- Myocarditis, viral Inflammation of the muscles in the walls of the heart due to a viral infection. Among the offenders are dozen…
- Gingivitis Gum disease with inflammation of the gums. On inspection, the gums will appear red and puffy, and will…
- D & C Dilatation and curettage, a minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough (dilatation) to permit the…
- C2 (cervical vertebra) C2 is the symbol for the second cervical vertebra, which is also called the axis. It is so-named because the…
- Abbreviations, prescription A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…
- Birt Hogg Dube syndrome See: Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
- Medical physics The science of human health and radiation exposure. Medical physics, also called health physics, is devoted…
- Deletion Loss of a segment of DNA from a chromosome (and hence from the genome). The first human chromosome deletion…
- Period, incubation In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the…
- Homocysteine Homocysteine: An amino acid produced by the body, usually as a byproduct of consuming meat. Homocysteine is…
- Parasplenic Located near or alongside of the spleen. The spleen is an organ located in the upper left part of the abdomen…
- Recalls, FDA Recalls: The recall of a defective or possibly harmful product by the US Food & Drug Administration (the…