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Cystinosis
A genetic disease characterized by the widespread deposition of the amino acid cystine in cells due to a defect in cystine transport. (Cystine normally forms after protein degradation and is transported from structures called lysosomes…
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- Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia: Low blood sugar (glucose). When symptoms of hypoglycemia occur together with a documented blood…
- Dental impaction Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…
- Genetic counseling An educational counseling process for individuals and families who have a genetic disease or who are at risk…
- Tension, arterial The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure…
- American College of Physicians A medical society for internal medicine. The ACP motto is 'Doctors for Adults.' Its mission is 'to enhance…
- Brachial palsy See: Brachial plexus palsy
- Colitis, pseudomembranous Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon due usually to the clostridium difficile (C.difficile)…
- Adenomyosis Pronounced a-den-o- mi-o-sis, this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the…
- HEPA Acronym that stands for High-Efficiency Particulate Air and for High-Efficiency Particulate Arrestor. HEPA…
- Valve, Spitz-Holter See Spitz-Holter valve
- Pachydactyly Thick fingers or toes. A feature, for example, of neurofibromatosis. From the Greek pachys, thick + daktylos…