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Loeys-Dietz syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome: Loeys-Dietz syndrome is an inherited syndrome characterized by aortic aneurysms (weakened outpouchings of the aorta) and other blood vessel abnormalities in children. Other physical characteristics may be associated…
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- Iodine excess Just as too little iodine can cause thyroid disease, so may prolonged intake of too much iodine also lead to…
- Radiomimetic Imitating radiation. A radiomimetic drug is one that imitates the effects of radiation as in the case of…
- Poisoning, alcohol A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short…
- Thymus gland See: Thymus
- Red eye Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…
- Scorbutus Scurvy. Ascorbic acid was so-named because it prevents scorbutus (scurvy). See also: Paprika
- Analgesia The inability to feel pain while still conscious. From the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain.
- DISH Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
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