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Riley-Day syndrome
Eponym for familial dysautonomia. See: Familial dysautonomia.
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- Cys-Cys Cystine
- Humorism In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally…
- Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) A supplement that has been promoted as an aid to weight loss and muscle building and as a deterrent to…
- Semiallogeneic Sharing some but not all genes, as in parent-child relationships. Individuals are allogeneic when their genes…
- Walleye 1. A dense white opacity (leukoma) of the cornea. 2. Divergent strabismus (exotropia) in which the eye turns…
- Intercellular Between cells, as in an intercellular bridge
- Gyne- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- Osteolytic lesion A 'punched-out' area of severe bone loss. Osteolytic lesions are seen in metastatic lung and breast cancer…
- EOG Electro-oculography. A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing