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Weaver syndrome
An overgrowth syndrome characterized by accelerated growth and advanced bone age (evident at birth), unusual craniofacial appearance, hoarse low-pitched cry, and hypertonia (increased muscle tone) with camptodactyly (inability to fully…
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Show more- Cutting for the stone The removal of kidney or bladder stones by surgery. The procedure is today called lithotomy. In the first…
- Cider vinegar diet The cedar vinegar diet is a weight loss plan based upon the consumption of one, two, or three teaspoons of…
- Oxyhemoglobin The oxygen-loaded form of hemoglobin, the predominant protein in red blood cells. Hemoglobin is a protein…
- Minimally invasive lung volume reduction Minimally invasive techniques for reducing the lung volume in advanced emphysema, including COPD, to improve…
- Urethral opening, female The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Milzbrand Known also as anthrax, milzbrand is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but…
- Brachmann-de Lange syndrome See: de Lange syndrome
- Cataract, nuclear A cataract that occurs in the center (the nucleus) of the lens. See: Cataract
- Macewen sign A sign to detect hydrocephalus and brain abscess. Percussion (tapping) on the skull at a particular spot…
- Intermediate-grade lymphoma A lymphoma that is more aggressive (grows and spreads faster) than a low-grade lymphoma, but responds better…
- Binswanger disease A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white-matter of the brain causing loss of…
- Stewart, Alice (1906-2002) English physician and epidemiologist who discovered the connection between fetal X-rays and…