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Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome
See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
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- Hemiparesis Weakness on one side of the body.
- Nyctalopia Night blindness, impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of certain…
- Iris, speckled Due to little white (or lightly colored) spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris. These…
- Clinodactyly Curving of the fifth finger (the little finger) toward the fourth finger (the ring finger). Sometimes called…
- Avuncular 1. Literally, relating to an uncle. 2. Figuratively, suggestive of an uncle, as in geniality. 3 In medical…
- Acetylcholinesterase An enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at the synaptic cleft (the space between two…
- Patellofemoral joint One of the knee joints. The knee has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia)…
- Double helix The structure of DNA with the two strands of DNA spiraling about one other. The double helix looks something…
- Blind 1. Unable to see. Without part or all of the sense of sight.2. In a clinical trial, not to know the treatment…
- Guttate psoriasis A type of psoriasis characterized by red, scaly patches of inflamed skin on all parts of the body. It is…
- Programmed cell death A term often used interchangeably with apoptosis. See: Apoptosis