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Peyronie disease
A syndrome of craniosynostosis (premature fusion of the cranial sutures) due to mutation in FGFR (fibroblast growth factor receptor) characterized by bulging eyes (proptosis) due to shallow eye sockets, underdevelopment of the midface and…
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- Dermoid Also called a dermoid cyst of the ovary, this is a bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically…
- Telesurgery Surgical procedures carried out at a distance thanks to advances in robotic and computer technology and their…
- Syndrome, Asperger See: Asperger syndrome
- Somatropin Growth hormone made by the pituitary gland or a synthetic version of that hormone. Naturally occurring…
- Zoonotic Pertaining to a zoonosis: a disease that can be transmitted from animals to people or, more specifically, a…
- Slipped disc Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- Tick, American dog See American dog tick
- Shock, cardiogenic Shock caused by heart failure. The heart fails to pump blood effectively. For example, a heart attack (a…
- Purine One of the two classes of bases in DNA and RNA. The purine bases are guanine (G) and adenine (A). Uric acid…
- Contact healing Another name for the alternative medicine practice of laying on of hands. See: Laying on of hands. See also…