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Syndrome, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy
A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by at least 2 of the following 3 findings: hypoparathyroidism -- underfunction of the parathyroid glands which control calcium…
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- Annotation, genome The process of identifying the locations and the coding regions of genes in a genome and determining what…
- Craniopagus parasiticus Conjoined twins joined at the head (craniopagus) in which a rudimentary head (with little or no body) is…
- Myocardial infarction, acute See: Acute myocardial infarction
- Spinal fusion Spinal fusion: A surgical procedure in which two or more of the vertebrae in the spine are united together so…
- Dysphoria Anxiety
- Q.d. (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, q.d. (or qd) means one a day (from the Latin quaque die). The abbreviation is…
- Pill, the Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan See: Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur
- Reactant, acute-phase See: Acute-phase protein
- Renal infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Molluscum contagiosum A contagious disease of the skin marked by the occurrence of rounded soft tumors of the skin caused by the…