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Angelman syndrome
Angelman syndrome: An important genetic syndrome characterized by severe motor and intellectual retardation, microcephaly (abnormally small head), ataxia, frequent jerky limb movements and flapping of the arms and hands, hypotonia…
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- Medicine, travel Travel medicine: A branch of medicine that specializes in diseases and conditions that are acquired during…
- Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency See: MCAD deficiency
- Mast cell A connective tissue cell whose normal function is unknown but which is frequently injured in allergic…
- Ayurveda India's traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Ayurveda…
- Regulatory T cell A T cell (T lymphocyte) that regulates the activity of another T cell, usually by suppressing its activity…
- Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome (HMPS) A cancer family syndrome characterized by the development of a variety of different types of polyps in…
- Forensic medicine The branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal problems and legal…
- Laryngectomy Surgery to remove part or all of the larynx is a partial or total laryngectomy. In either operation, the…
- Constipation Constipation: Infrequent (and frequently incomplete) bowel movements. The opposite of diarrhea, constipation…