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Atriodigital dysplasia
See: Holt-Oram syndrome
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Show more- NCS Nerve conduction study. See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Ounce A measure of weight equal to 1/16th of a pound or, metrically, 28.35 grams. The abbreviation for ounce is oz…
- Thermometer A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as…
- APC APC has several very different meanings in medicine. See each of the following separate entries:1. APC…
- Cognitive therapy A relatively short-term form of psychotherapy based on the concept that the way we think about things affects…
- HIV infection, acute The body's initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII Sly syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme beta-glucuronidase. See also Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Familial cancer Cancer or a predisposition (tendency) to it that runs in families.
- Gastropathy, hypertrophic hypoproteinemic See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Disease, alveolar hydatid See Nail-patella syndrome.
- Thromboxane A substance made by platelets that causes blood clotting and constriction of blood vessels. There are two…
- Zebra The term 'zebra' in medicine does not refer to the striped African animal but to an unlikely diagnostic…