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Late infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
See: Hallervorden-Spatz disease
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Show more- Centenarian Someone who is 100 or more years old. Someone 110 years old and over (no upper limit) may also be referred to…
- Pseudohemophilia The original name that von Willebrand gave to the bleeding disorder he first described. See: Von Willebrand…
- Bone cyst, simple A solitary fluid-filled cyst (cavity) in a bone, usually in the shaft of a long bone, especially the humerus…
- Atrial arrhythmias See: Arrhythmias, atrial
- Endometritis Inflammation of the endometrium. The endometrium is the inner layer of the womb (uterus)
- Foreign body airway obstruction Partial or complete blockage of the breathing tubes to the lungs due to a foreign body (e.g., food, a bead…
- NLM (National Library of Medicine) The world's largest medical library, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is part of the National…
- Lens, ocular In a microscope, the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece) whereas the objective (also…
- Dandruff A mild skin condition that produces white flakes that may be shed and fall from the hair. Dandruff is due to…
- Spontaneous abortion A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is…
- Computed tomography colography See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Keratitis Inflammation of the cornea (the transparent structure in the front of the eye).