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Syndrome, Stevens-Johnson
A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction). This disorder was not recognized until 1962 when it was described by Drs. Kok and Bruyn as a disease with the onset at birth of…
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- Retinoschisis, X-linked See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- ADCC (antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotox.) An immune response in which antibodies, by coating target cells, makes them vulnerable to attack by immune…
- Fever, trench Fever, trench: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it…
- Scrub up To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as before surgery. To scrub up implies the use of a brush…
- Measly The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little…
- Hereditary multi-infarct dementia See CADASIL
- Premalignant Pertaining to tissue that is not yet malignant, but is poised to become malignant. Appropriate clinical and…
- GLA 1. Alpha-galactosidase A, the enzyme that is deficient in Fabry disease.2. Gamma-linolenic acid, an essential…
- Transcription Making an RNA copy from a sequence of DNA (a gene). Transcription is the first step in gene expression