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Osteogenesis imperfecta type 2
An inherited connective tissue disorder with extremely severe bone fragility. This is the lethal form of 'brittle bone disease.' Osteogenesis imperfecta type 2 is a recessive trait with males and females affected. Two copies of the mutant…
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Show more- Doraphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of fur. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals such as dogs, cats…
- Grief therapy >Develop the ability to experience, express, and adjust to painful grief-related changes. >Find effective…
- MELD Acronym for Model End Stage Liver Disease. A disease severity scoring system for adults with liver disease…
- Haploid A set of chromosomes containing only one member of each chromosome pair. The sperm and egg are haploid and…
- Dannie Abse See: Abse, Dannie
- Atriodigital dysplasia See: Holt-Oram syndrome
- Aphasia, nominal See Anomia
- Protein-calorie malnutrition Severe deficiency of protein + inadequate caloric intake = kwashiorkor.
- Joint, AC The AC (acromioclavicular) joint is located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the…
- Fever, relapsing See: Relapsing fever
- Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Hypo- Prefix meaning 'low, under, beneath, down, below normal' as in hypocalcemia (low calcium in the blood)…