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Alport syndrome
An hereditary condition characterized by kidney disease, sensorineural (nerve) deafness and sometimes eye defects. The classic disorder as described by Alport in 1927 is nephritis (inflammation of the kidney), often progressing to renal…
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- Rickets A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to…
- Sweet wormwood A Chinese herb (also called qinghaosu) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin
- Gland, endocrine See: Endocrine gland
- Tendon The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. When a…
- Test, syphilis (VDRL) A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Placental dystocia Difficulty delivering the placenta (the afterbirth). Dystocia comes from the Greek 'dys' meaning 'difficult…
- Asbestos Asbestos: A natural material made up of tiny fibers which can lodge in the lungs and lead to cancer or…
- Stem cell harvest The taking of stem cells for use in cancer or other treatment. Usually these cells are taken from the…