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Danlos syndrome
Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), this is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint hypermobility (loose joints), skin laxity, and weakness of tissues. There are a number of different Ehlers-Danlos syndromes which…
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- Sexual sadism Individuals with sexual sadism disorder have persistent fantasies in which sexual excitement results from…
- Test, FTA-ABS FTA-ABS stands for fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed, a blood serum screening test for syphilis…
- Y (in genetics) The Y chromosome, the sex chromosome found in normal males, together with an X chromosome
- Central nervous system (CNS) The central nervous system is that part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The…
- Coenzyme A substance that enhances the action of an enzyme. (An enzyme is a protein that functions as a catalyst to…
- Yerba mate A stimulant beverage similar to tea, very popular in South America, brewed from the dried leaves and stemlets…
- Dysplasia, cleidocranial >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Knee The knee is a joint which has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia)…
- Inflammation A basic way in which the body reacts to infection, irritation or other injury, the key feature being redness…
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Kidney cancer due to a gene than can be transmitted from parent to child. The vast majority of kidney cancer…