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Hex-A deficiency
See: Tay-Sachs disease
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- GLA 1. Alpha-galactosidase A, the enzyme that is deficient in Fabry disease.2. Gamma-linolenic acid, an essential…
- Analgesic A drug or medicine given to reduce pain without resulting in loss of consciousness. Analgesics are sometimes…
- Immunologist A person who is knowledgeable about immunology.
- NIAAA (Nat'l Inst. on Alcoh. Abuse and Alcoholism) Sm: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
- MPH Master of Public Health (a master's degree in this field of medicine)
- Cathartic A laxative
- Muscle relaxant Muscle relaxant is a term usually used to refer to skeletal muscle relaxants (drugs), which act on the…
- Anogenital tract Angiogenital tract is a term used to refer to both the anus and genital tract. The genital tract encompasses…
- Ear, foreign object in There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner…
- Ciliary body Part of the eye, the ciliary body is a thin vascular (blood vessel-filled) middle layer of the eye that is…
- Intervertebral foramen An opening between vertebrae through which nerves leave the spine and extend to other parts of the body. Also…