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Angelman syndrome
Angelman syndrome: An important genetic syndrome characterized by severe motor and intellectual retardation, microcephaly (abnormally small head), ataxia, frequent jerky limb movements and flapping of the arms and hands, hypotonia…
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Show more- Comminuted fracture A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> Note that…
- HAV Hepatitis A virus
- Coarctation of the aorta A congenital constriction of the aorta, impeding the flow of blood below the level of the constriction and…
- Blood group An inherited feature on the surface of the red blood cells. A series of related blood types constitute a…
- Endourologist An endourologist is a urologist with special expertise in navigating, using endoscopic optical instruments…
- Hyperventilation Overbreathing. This can cause dizziness, lightheadedness, weakness, shortness of breath, a sense of…
- Medicare Part A The Medicare program that covers inpatient hospital stays. Medicare is the United States government's health…
- Climacteric 1. The menopause in women.2. The corresponding time in the life of men.From the Greek klimakter, meaning…
- Invasive candidiasis A fungal infection that occurs when Candida (a yeast-like fungus) enters the bloodstream and then spreads…
- Diabetic dermopathy A skin condition characteristic of diabetes involving light brown or reddish oval or round scaly patches…
- Mastectomy, simple Removal of one or both breasts, but not the lymph nodes
- Dysplasia, faciogenital See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome