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The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, the syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of the GATA3 gene in chromosome 10p. The hypoparathyroidism…
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- CPP32 See: Caspase 3
- Scarlet fever Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Nondipper A person in whom there is an absence of the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. Nondipper status…
- Fluoridation, water See: Water fluoridation
- Miasmic Pertaining to a miasma, a poisonous vapor or mist that was once widely believed to be made up of particles…
- Chemoradiotherapy The combination of simultaneous chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Chemoradiotherapy before surgery has been…
- Hormone, erythropoietin Erythropoietin is a substance produced by the kidney that leads to the formation of red blood cells in the…
- Motor neurone disease Motor neuron disease. 'His suffering from motor neurone disease (MND) was finally over because he had chosen…
- Acellular Not made up of cells or divided into cells. Or lacking intact cells as, for example, an acellular vaccine…
- Zygomatic bone The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic bone is also…
- Dyspeptic Pertaining to dyspepsia, a term that is probably more often encountered today in advertising than in…