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Lipodystrophy syndrome
A disturbance of lipid (fat) metabolism that involves the partial or total absence of fat and often the abnormal deposition and distribution of fat in the body. There are a number of different lipodystrophy syndromes. Some of them are…
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Show more- Polyhydramnios Too much amniotic fluid.
- CSF (colony-stimulating factor) A laboratory-made agent similar to a substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells. The…
- Fear of sexual intercourse An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Chemoprophylaxis The use of a chemical agent to prevent the development of a disease. See: Chemoprevention
- Nerve, eighth cranial The eighth cranial nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the…
- Lymphadenopathy Abnormally enlarged lymph nodes. Commonly called 'swollen glands.' The term 'lymphadenopathy' is not as tough…
- Electronystagmogram A recording of the eye movements, usually done to confirm the presence of nystagmus. Electronystagmogram may…
- Mycosis fungoides A type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that first appears on the skin. Also called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
- Illness, acute An illness with an abrupt onset and usually a short course
- Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 See: MPC1
- Hemoptysis Spitting up blood or blood-tinged sputum. Pronounced he-MOP-tis-is. The word 'hemoptysis' comes from the…
- Classification of diseases See: Disease nomenclature