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Spastic pseudoparalysis
Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. CJD is believed to be due to a highly unconventional transmissible agent named a prion. It is not a bacteria, not a virus, in fact not like any other known…
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- Goodman syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by acrocephalosyndactyly -- birth defects involving the head and face and…
- Os Two Latin words used in medicine that have different meanings and pronunciations. 1. The mouth: a. The upper…
- Scrub up To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as before surgery. To scrub up implies the use of a brush…
- Orchiopexy Surgery to bring down an undescended testicle
- Premenstrual syndrome Premenstrual syndrome: A combination of physical and mood disturbances that occur in the last half of a…
- Stem cell harvest The taking of stem cells for use in cancer or other treatment. Usually these cells are taken from the…
- K (potassium) K is the symbol for potassium, the major positive ion (cation) found inside of cells. The chemical notation…
- Scoliosis, congenital A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Lens, intraocular See: Intraocular lens
- Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome See: Alstrom syndrome
- Barotitis Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems…