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Ductular hypoplasia, syndromatic hepatic
Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period, liver disease with cholestasis, peripheral pulmonic stenosis and unusual face. Children with Alagille…
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Show more- BTE Behind-the-ear. See also: Behind-the-ear hearing aid
- EFEMP1 A gene that encodes a protein with the long, complex name of EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix…
- Kinder-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome Abbreviated WHS. A chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short (p) arm of chromosome 4. It is…
- Echocardiography, transesophageal A diagnostic test which is done through the esophagus and which employs ultrasound waves to make images of…
- Calculus, renal A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. The stones themselves…
- Vincent angina This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Heart-lung machine A machine that does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (oxygenate the blood). Used, for…
- Genomic >A chromosomal genome which is in the nucleus of the cell; and >A mitochondrial genome which is outside the…
- Tarantismo A neurological syndrome characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements caused by the…
- Okihiro syndrome The association of Duane syndrome (eye retraction) with forearm malformation and deafness. Okihiro syndrome…
- Test, tilt-table Tilt-table testing involves placing the patient on a table with a foot-support. The table is tilted upward…