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Mediterranean anemia
Better known today as thalassemia (or as beta thalassemia or thalassemia major). The clinical picture of this important type of anemia was first described in 1925 by the pediatrician Thomas Benton Cooley. The name thalassemia was coined by…
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Show more- Auditory acuity The clarity or clearness of hearing, a measure of how well a person hears. Auditory acuity is what is…
- Fourth ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Homogentisate oxidase The enzyme encoded in the HGD gene. Mutation of HGD causes the genetic disease alkaptonuria. Homogentisate…
- Eyedrop test There are many types of eyedrops and many types of eyedrop tests. One of the most common eyedrop tests is…
- Salmonella genome The entire genetic complement (the DNA) of Salmonella bacteria. The genomes of two strains of Salmonella…
- Decubitus ulcer A bed sore, a skin ulcer that comes from lying in one position too long so that the circulation in the skin…
- Tick fever See: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Angina, Prinzmetal Angina, Prinzmetal: Chest pain due to a coronary artery spasm, a sudden constriction of one of the vessels…
- Locoregional anesthesia Anesthesia that produces loss of pain only in the region of the surgery. This may be done by a 'spinal' in…
- Holandric inheritance Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Xanthoma, disseminatum A type of xanthoma characterized by orange-to-brown nodules on the skin or mucus membranes
- Foot drop See Foot-drop