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Dysplasia, thanatophoric
A form of short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after birth. Thanatophoric dysplasia is due to a lethal mutation (change) in the same gene that produces achondroplasia, a familiar and far…
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Show more- Cranial nerve IX The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis >Small size and weight before and after birth (pre- and postnatal growth retardation); >Brain involvement…
- Somatic mutation A mutation in a somatic cell, in contrast to a mutation in a germ cell. See also: Acquired mutation.
- Retinal vasculitis Vasculitis: The retina is the portion of the eye that contains the nerves of sensation that perceive light…
- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Abbreviated vCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent…
- M.D. Abbreviation for the Latin title Medicinae Doctor, Doctor of Medicine. Sometimes written today as MD (without…
- Gonorrhea A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea. Although gonorrhea is…
- Cystitis, interstitial (IC) Disease that involves inflammation or irritation of the bladder wall. This inflammation can lead to scarring…
- Amblyopia Amblyopia: Partial or complete loss of vision in one eye caused by conditions that affect the normal…
- Cubitus valgus A deformity of the elbow resulting in an increased carrying angle (so that, with the arm extended at the side…
- Nerve, afferent A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system (CNS). The opposite of an afferent nerve is…
- Minimal change nephrotic syndrome See: Minimal change disease