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Reinstein syndrome
A heritable syndrome characterized by eye disease (specifically, macular degeneration and inverse retinitis pigmentosa), progressive hearing loss, and hypogonadism. Inverse retinitis pigmentosa differs from the common form of retinitis…
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- Pathogenetic Pertaining to the pathogenesis of a disease, to exactly how it develops and the precise chain of events…
- Heritable Capable of being transmitted from parent to child.
- IGT The Indian Health Service, a part of the US Public Health Service within the US Department of Health and…
- Commensal 1. Living in a relationship in which one organism derives food or other benefits from another organism…
- Palmitate An antioxidant and a vitamin A compound that is added to low-fat and fat-free milk to replace the vitamin…
- St John's wort A flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum, also known as Perforate St John's wort, that has long been believed…
- Gland, prostate A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the…
- Weaver-Smith syndrome. See: Weaver syndrome
- Yellow fever An acute systemic (bodywide) illness caused by a virus called a Flavivirus. In severe cases, the viral…
- Female organs of reproduction The internal genital structures of the female include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb) and…
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is one of the commonly prescribed drugs for treating…