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Trimethylaminuria (TMA)
An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of TMA in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with TMA may experience tachycardia (fast heart rate) and severe…
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- Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…
- Gastroentenologist A common misspelling of gastroenterologist
- Chiropractic A system of diagnosis and treatment based on the concept that the nervous system coordinates all of the…
- Posture, neutral See: Neutral posture
- Mouse, white-footed See: White-footed mouse
- Inherited immunodeficiency disease See: Primary immunodeficiency disease
- Rotavirus Rotavirus (RV): A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in young children, RV each year causes an estimated…
- Parrot fever (psittacosis) An infectious disease due to a bacteria (Chlamydia psittaci) contracted from psittacine birds, especially…
- Coxsackievirus A family of enteroviruses first found in the town Coxsackie south of Albany, New York. The Coxsackieviruses…
- Genomics The study of genes and their function. Genomics aims to understand the structure of the genome, including the…
- Antiretroviral therapy (ART) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…