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Show more- Idiopathy A disease or medical condition of unknown origin or which has no apparent cause. As in the idiopathy of…
- Uremia The presence of excessive amounts of urea in the blood, which may be a sign of kidney disease or failure. See…
- Tear A drop of the salty secretion of the lacrimal glands which serves to moisten the conjunctiva and cornea
- Descending aorta The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the…
- Cigar A small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking. The word 'cigar,' from the Spanish 'cigarro,' first appeared in…
- Hexosaminidase A deficiency See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Syndrome, HDR The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an…
- Hybridoma A cell hybrid resulting from the fusion of a cancer cell and a normal lymphocyte (a type of white blood…
- Gastroschisis A birth defect in which there is a separation in the abdominal wall. Through this opening protrudes part of…
- Cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin (adult) A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of Hodgkin disease is a painless…
- Assistive technology This term may be used to mean an assistive device, but more commonly denotes some kind of electronic or…
- Reinstein syndrome A heritable syndrome characterized by eye disease (specifically, macular degeneration and inverse retinitis…