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Glycogen storage disease type V
One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body. Type V is the most common of the glycogen storage diseases and is associated with exercise intolerance. It is also called McArdle…
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- Memory, working Short-term (recent) memory. Working memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information…
- Osteogenesis imperfecta Brittle bone disease. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is not one but a group of genetic diseases, all of which…
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy A rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of the brain. Commonly abbreviated as PML. PML is believed…
- JIP Juvenile intestinal polyposis. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Aluminum A naturally occurring element that makes up about 8% of the surface of the earth and is always found combined…
- Kveim test A skin test for detecting sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown origin that causes inflammation of body tissues…
- Radiation oncology Also called radiation therapy or radiotherapy, radiation oncology is the use of high-energy rays to damage…
- Vasodilators Agents that act as blood vessel dilators (vasodilators) and open vessels by relaxing their muscular walls…
- Septicemia Systemic (bodywide) illness with toxicity due to invasion of the bloodstream by virulent bacteria coming from…
- T1-T12 (thoracic vertebrae) The symbols T1 through T12 represent the 12 thoracic vertebrae. The thoracic vertebrae are situated between…