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Developmental dyspraxia
A pattern of delayed, uneven, or aberrant development of physical abilities during childhood development. The physical abilities affected may be gross or fine motor skills. Developmental dyspraxia may be seen alone or in combination with…
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- Psoriasis, erythrodermic A particularly inflammatory form of psoriasis that often affects most of the body surface. It is the least…
- Reticulocyte count The number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) circulating in blood, usually less than 1% of the total…
- Iressa Brand name for gefitinib, a drug that attaches to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on the surfaces…
- Atropine psychosis A syndrome characterized by dry mouth, blurred vision, forgetfulness, and difficulty with urination triggered…
- CXCR4 A chemokine receptor found on a wide variety of cells that serves as the coreceptor for HIV. HIV strains that…
- Cathartic A laxative
- Deafness and keratopachydermia See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome.
- Polio vaccine, oral A vaccine that contains live attenuated (weakened) poliovirus. Abbreviated OPV. Also referred to as polio…
- Transaminase nomenclature The names and abbreviations applied to the transaminases are quite confusing since (just as a starter) a…
- Cigar A small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking. The word 'cigar,' from the Spanish 'cigarro,' first appeared in…
- Breast development, early The beginning of breast development at puberty is known medically as thelarche. It is now a normal event at…