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Idiocy, amaurotic familial
An outdated term for Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) which is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) as 'an autosomal recessive, progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which in the classic infantile form, is usually fatal…
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Show more- Sarcoma, soft tissue See: Soft tissue sarcoma
- Speckled iris Due to little white (or lightly colored) spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris. These…
- State, hypercoagulable A hypercoagulable state is the medical term for a condition in which there is an abnormally increased…
- Developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- C. elegans Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm
- Bronchopulmonary Pertaining to both the air passages (bronchi) leading to the lungs and the lungs (pulmonary) themselves
- Roentgen, Wilhelm Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923), German-born, Dutch-educated physicist who first observed and documented…
- Itch, seabather's An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Chlamydia A type of bacteria one species of which causes an infection very similar to gonorrhea in the way that it is…
- Long-term memory A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…
- Cancer, uterus See: Uterine cancer
- Quality of life An important consideration in medical care, quality of life refers to the patient's ability to enjoy normal…