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Rett syndrome
An X-linked dominant neurological disorder that affects girls only and is one of the most common causes of mental retardation in females. Girls with the syndrome show normal development during the first 6-18 months of life followed first…
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- Altitude sickness >If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and walk up. >If…
- Port wine stain A mark on the skin that resembles port wine (porto) in its rich ruby red color. Due to an abnormal…
- Colonic 1. See: Colonic (adjective). 2. See: Colonic (noun)
- Pesthouse A hospital where people suffering from infectious disease were once confined and sometimes treated. 'I…
- Efferent Carrying away. An artery is an efferent vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An efferent nerve carries…
- Radiation 1. Rays of energy. Gamma rays and X-rays are two of the types of energy waves often used in medicine. 2. The…
- Food, functional Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food…
- Disorder, bipolar See: Bipolar disorder
- Paralysis, stomach Formally called gastroparesis, this is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by…
- Mesmerism 1. Originally, a system of therapeutics propounded by Mesmer.2. A precursor of hypnotism, believed by Mesmer…
- Retinoschisis, X-linked juvenile See: Juvenile retinoschisis