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Dystonia, dopa-responsive (DRD)
Dystonia, dopa-responsive (DRD): A condition that typically begins in childhood or adolescence with progressive difficulty in walking and, in some cases, spasticity and can be successfully treated with drugs. Segawa dystonia is an…
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- Lightheadedness A feeling you are 'going to faint.' Lightheadedness is medically distinct from dizziness, unsteadiness, and…
- Atlas and axis joint The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Food Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body
- Symbol of medicine A staff or a rod with a snake curled around it; the staff of Aesculapius, also called Asklepios, the ancient…
- Fear of dust An abnormal and persistent fear of dust. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome of childhood See: Minimal change disease
- PROMM Proximal myotonic myopathy. See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- KUB film An X-ray showing the kidney, ureter, and bladder. This is in reality a plain abdominal X-ray and includes…
- Gastric outlet The exit from the stomach through the pyloric channel and duodenum
- Macula A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small…
- Dementia, MELAS Dementia, MELAS: MELAS is the acronym for Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Strokelike…