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Syndrome, Zellweger
A genetic disorder, also called the cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of peroxisomes (cell structures that rid the body of toxic substances) in the cells of the liver, kidneys, and brain. Zellweger…
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Show more- Disease, Ritter This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…
- Effacement The thinning of the cervix which occurs before and while it dilates
- Ritter disease This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…
- Gynecoid pelvis The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- ARS Acute radiation syndrome
- Grid, Amsler The normal process of reacting to a loss. The loss may be physical (such as a death), social (such as…
- Lymph gland See Lymph node
- Malformation, arteriovenous An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Orientation, anatomic terms of See Anatomic terms of orientation
- Toenail, ingrown A common disorder, particularly on the big (great) toe. The corner of the nail curves down into the skin…
- Typhus, endemic See Typhus, murine
- Vein, superior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and empties it into the…