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Anderson-Fabry disease
See: Fabry disease
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- Parainfluenza A disease due to an acute respiratory infection caused by a parainfluenza virus. Parinfluenza occurs usually…
- Electroshock therapy See Electroconvulsive therapy
- Iris The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye. Its opening forms the pupil. The iris helps regulate…
- White spots on the nails Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Castleman disease A disorder of lymphoid tissue (lymphadenopathy) with massive overgrowth (hyperplasia) of lymph nodes…
- Achromatopsia An hereditary disorder of sight due to a lack of cone vision - that type of vision provided by the cone…
- Trichomoniasis Trichomoniasis: Infection with trichomonas, in humans with Trichomonas vaginalis.
- Valve, Spitz-Holter See Spitz-Holter valve
- Myopathy Any and all disease of muscle. Or any type of damage to muscle. There are many different kinds of myopathies…
- Epidermoid carcinoma A type of lung cancer in which the cells are flat and look like fish scales. Also called squamous cell…