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Growth hormone
A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by the liver, thereby causing growth. Also known as somatotropin. Growth hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary gland, the front…
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- Brachydactyly Short, stubby fingers and toes. Brachydactyly is a frequent feature of syndromes of congenital malformation…
- Corneal ring, intrastromal A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Gigantism Excessive growth both in height and specific body parts. Gigantism with extreme height may be associated with…
- C4 (cervical vertebra) The fourth cervical (neck) vertebra from the top
- Brachial plexus palsy Paralysis of the arm due to an injury to the brachial plexus, a network of spinal nerves that originates in…
- Cesarian section, lower segment (LSCS) A Cesarian section in which the surgical incision (cut) is made in the lower segment of the uterus
- Implant, brainstem See: Brainstem implant
- Therapy, behavior A treatment program that involves substituting desirable behavior responses for undesirable ones
- Syndrome, Shulman's (Eosinophilic fasciitis) A disease which leads to inflammation and thickening of the skin and fascia. (The fascia is a lining tissue…
- Exonuclease An enzyme that cleaves nucleotide bases sequentially from the free ends of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)