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Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease
A disease that is virtually identical to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) but without a mutation in the PLP1 gene that causes PMD. Both PMD and Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease (PMLD) are characterized by rapid, involuntary movements of…
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Show more- Vagus nerve A remarkable nerve that supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea…
- AMS (atypical measles syndrome) Measles syndrome):An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever, headache, cough, and…
- Specific-pathogen free A term applied to animals reared for use in laboratory experiments when the animals are known to be free of…
- Inborn error of metabolism A heritable disorder of biochemistry. Examples of inborn errors of metabolism include albinism, cystinuria (a…
- Deficiency, iron The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia because…
- Crohn enteris Crohn's disease (regional enteritis) involving only the small intestine. Crohn's disease is a chronic…
- Blot, Western A technique in molecular biology, used to separate and identify proteins. Called a Western blot merely…
- Comorbidity The coexistence of two or more disease processes.
- Galen Greek physician and philosopher (born about 129 AD, died about 210 AD) known among other things for his…
- Choana (Plural: choanae) The passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. There are two choanae…
- Buschke's disease See: Scleredema
- Genome, canine See: Dog genome