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Syndrome, fish-odor
An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (TMA) in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with TMA may experience tachycardia (fast heart…
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Show more- National Academy of Sciences One of the National Academies. Created in 1863 by a congressional charter approved by President Abraham…
- Colpocephaly A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the…
- Severe combined immunodeficiency disease >X-linked SCID, the most common type, a genetic flaw damages molecules that allow T cells and B cells to…
- Skin, scalded, syndrome See Scalded skin syndrome
- Pain, knee Causes of knee pain include injury, degeneration, arthritis, infrequently infection and rarely bone tumors.
- Respiratory Having to do with respiration, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. From the Latin re- (again) +…
- Inhaler, metered-dose Not something that is contained in a will, but rather a gene, chromosome or genome that is transmitted from…
- Cyst, Baker A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space) composed of a membrane-lined sac filled with…
- Trans- (prefix) From the Latin meaning 'across, over, or beyond.' Medical terms containing 'trans- ' as a prefix include…
- Neurofibromatosis, central See: Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Fat requirements, infant Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of…
- Apical The adjective for apex, the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the heart. For example…