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Fish-odor syndrome
An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (TMA) in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with TMA may experience tachycardia (fast heart…
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- Corneal topography Also known as videokeratography or corneal mapping, corneal topography is a method of computer-assisted…
- Bronchoscope A thin, flexible instrument used to view the air passages of the lung
- Acellular Not made up of cells or divided into cells. Or lacking intact cells as, for example, an acellular vaccine…
- Apert syndrome A malformation syndrome characterized by a high short skull, underdevelopment of the midface, soft tissue and…
- Demarcation A setting of limits; a boundary; marking the limits of, delimiting; setting apart, separating. The word…
- Heat rash Heat rash: Heat rash is an irritation of the skin that results from excessive sweating during hot and humid…
- T lymphocyte, cytotoxic See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Duane retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Balance, acid-base Acid-base balance refers to the mechanisms the body uses to keep its fluids close to neutral pH (that is…
- Xenobiotic Natural substances that are foreign to the body
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