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Mast syndrome
An autosomal recessive form of hereditary spastic paraplegia with dementia first described in the Old Order Amish. The disease usually surfaces in early adulthood and is slowly progressive. The Mast syndrome gene is in chromosome 15q22.31…
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- Clotbuster An informal term for a drug that can dissolve a clot. See: Thrombolytic agent
- Jennerization The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the…
- Denervate To deprive of the nerve supply. Denervate is the opposite of innervate
- Breast trauma Breast trauma: Physical damage to a breast. If a breast is injured by trauma, tiny blood vessels may rupture…
- Fear of thunder An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder that causes undue anxiety even though sufferers realize that…
- Diverticula The plural of diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of…
- Physical therapy A branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises and equipment to help patients…
- MEF2A A transcription factor that participates in vascular development. MEF2A is a member of the myocyte enhancer…
- Resuscitate To restore to life. Derived from the Latin resuscitare, to reawaken