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Muscular dystrophy, distal
One of two genetic muscle diseases characterized by wasting of the muscles most distant from the midline, such as those of the hands and feet. Both types of distal MD are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and may affect males and…
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- Gamma knife A type of radiosurgery (radiation therapy) machine that acts by focusing low-dosage gamma radiation from many…
- ALS4 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4
- Venous claudication Limping and/or pain due to inadequate venous drainage, poor return of blood by the veins, from the legs
- Mortality rate, fetal The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. In the…
- Gallstones Gallstones: Stones that form when substances in the bile harden. Gallstones can be as small as a grain of…
- Carboxyhemoglobin Hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide instead of the normal oxygen bound to it. Carbon monoxide has a much…
- Anthracycline A member of a family of chemotherapy drugs that are also antibiotics. The anthracyclines act to prevent cell…
- P in biochemistry The abbreviation for protein. For example, p53 is a protein (53 kilodaltons in size).
- Pathologic 1. Indicative of or caused by disease, as in a pathologic fracture, pathologic tissue, or pathologic process…
- Epidermoid carcinoma A type of lung cancer in which the cells are flat and look like fish scales. Also called squamous cell…
- Female urethral meatus The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…