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Lattice dystrophy
A form of hereditary corneal dystrophy in which there is an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal protein fibers, throughout the middle and anterior stroma of the cornea. These deposits in the stroma appear on an eye examination as…
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- SPECT An acronym that stands for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which…
- Beals, Rodney K. The hair that normally grows on the male face after puberty. Testosterone, the most potent of the naturally…
- JAK3 Or Jak3. An enzyme found only in cells in the immune system that is critical for the cell signaling process…
- Pubarche Just as menarche means the time when menstruation begins, pubarche indicates when pubic hair begins.
- Suprasternal notch The V shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (sternum)
- Walleyed 1. Having exotropia -- divergent strabismus -- in which the eyes turn outward away from the nose. The…
- Randomized clinical trial A clinical trial in which the participants are assigned randomly (by chance alone) to different treatments…
- Amygdaloid nucleus A small oval structure in the temporal lobe of the brain that is closely connected to the hypothalamus, the…
- Bronchitis Bronchitis: Inflammation and swelling of the bronchi. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Chronic bronchitis…
- Erythromycin Erythromycin: Erythromycin is a common antibiotic for treating bacterial infection. Sold under many brand…
- Biopsy, muscle See: Muscle biopsy