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PARK3
Familial Parkinson disease type 3
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- Inherited metabolic diseases Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples…
- Proctitis, ulcerative Ulcerative colitis that is limited to the rectum. Ulcerative colitis itself is a relatively common disease…
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome Hemolytic uremic syndrome: A condition characterized by the breakup of red blood cells (hemolysis) and kidney…
- Neonate A newborn baby.
- Oral rehydration therapy The administration of special fluids by mouth treat dehydration. Abbreviated ORT. See also: Oral rehydration…
- Escherichia coli Full term for E. coli, the colon bacillus.
- Checkpoint The side of the face forming the side wall of the mouth. The cheek bone is part of the temporal bone of the…
- UBT Urea breath test
- Narcolepsy Narcolepsy: A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep…
- Knuckle The dorsal aspect of the flexed metacarpophalangeal joint. Knuckle may be shorter and simpler to say.
- Foramen, interventricular An opening between the lateral and third ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities within the…