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Deficiency, ceruloplasmin
Lack of the protein ceruloplasmin from the blood and accumulation of iron in the pancreas, liver and brain, causing diabetes and progressive nervous system degeneration with the tremors and gait abnormalities characteristic of Parkinson…
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- Carrier test A test designed to detect carriers of a gene for recessive genetic disorder. For example, carrier testing is…
- RNA, transfer In cooperation with the ribosomes, transfer RNA brings (transfers) activated amino acids into position along…
- Defensin A family of potent antibiotics made within the body by neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) and…
- Hypocalcemia Lower-than-normal blood calcium. Low blood calcium makes the nervous system highly irritable with tetany…
- Histiocytosis X Now called Langerhans cell histiocytosis. This disease is subclassified into eosinophilic granuloma, Letterer…
- Burn, third degree A burn in which the damage has progressed to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation
- Arterial tension The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure
- Bladder infection Infection of the urinary bladder. Some people are at more risk for bladder and other urinary tract infections…
- Implantable cardiac defibrillator Implantable cardiac defibrillator: A device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…
- Parasitic worm A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or…
- OD (lens prescription) Abbreviation of 'oculus dexter.' Latin for 'right eye.' (The words 'dexterity' and 'dextrous' derive from…