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Metabolism, inborn error of
A heritable disorder of the biochemistry of the4 body. Examples of inborn errors of metabolism include albinism, cystinuria (a cause of kidney stones), phenylketonuria (PKU), and some forms of gout, sun sensitivity, and thyroid disease…
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- Shotty Resembling shot or pellets of lead, shotgun pellets and, hence, hard and round. The term 'shotty' was in use…
- Corpora cavernosa Two chambers in the penis which run the length of the organ and are filled with spongy tissue. Blood flows in…
- Jackknife seizure See: Infantile spasms
- Diseases, Musculoskeletal, Nat'l Inst Al Institute of Arthritis and (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat…
- Dementia, multi-infarct See Vascular dementia
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Der=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Attention deficit…
- Adapter protein A protein acts as a connecting molecule. An adapter protein is critical to intermolecular interactions and…
- Humoral Pertaining to elements in the blood or other body fluids. In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid)…
- Overactive bladder Overactive bladder: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary…
- Response, Babinski A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based, believe it or not, upon what the…