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G6PD deficiency
G6PD deficiency: Deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), the most common enzyme defect of medical importance. About 10 percent of American black males have G6PD deficiency, as do a lesser percent of black…
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- Sclerosis, multiple The injection of a chemical irritant into a vein to sclerose ("harden") it. The chemical irritates the lining…
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA, an agency of the US government (under the Department of Labor) with the responsibility of ensuring…
- Juvenile retinoschisis A genetic disease of the eye characterized by retinoschisis (splitting of the retina) symmetrically involving…
- GOO Gastric outlet obstruction
- Sulcus A groove, crevice, or furrow. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the…
- Inferolateral Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral. In anatomy, there are many such compound terms. For a more…
- Syndrome, toxic shock A grave condition occurring predominantly in menstruating women using tampons, toxic shock is characterized…
- Carney complex A multiple neoplasia syndrome with cardiac, endocrine, cutaneous, and neural tumors together with spotty…
- Pap Smear Pap Smear: A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells…
- Negative-strand RNA virus Also known as an antisense-strand RNA virus, a virus whose genetic information consists of a single strand of…
- Kerato- Inflammation of the eye involving both the cornea and the conjunctiva. Keratoconjunctivitis can be due to…