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Coffin-Lowry syndrome
An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic face, finger and skeletal abnormalities. Facial features include prominent forehead, widespread eyes, downslanting eyeslits, prominent…
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Show more- Conditioning, Pavlovian Named after the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) who conditioned dogs to respond in…
- Rosary pea See: Abrin
- American Diabetes Association (ADA) The American Diabetes Association (ADA) provides the following introduction: 'The American Diabetes…
- Bone cyst, simple A solitary fluid-filled cyst (cavity) in a bone, usually in the shaft of a long bone, especially the humerus…
- Syndrome, Asperger See: Asperger syndrome
- Child urine infection See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Stroke, heat Stroke, heat: Heat stroke can be LIFE-THREATENING! Victims of heat stroke almost always die, so immediate…
- Breakbone fever An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Pachydermatous 1. Thick-skinned like a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). 2. By extension, insensitive
- Marburg virus An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by abnormalities of the eyes, skeleton, and…
- Deep A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…
- Adam A street name for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine. See: Ecstasy