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Absent eye
Also called anophthalmia, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers, strictly speaking, to absence of the globe and ocular tissue from the orbit. However, in most cases of anophthalmia, CT scans show some…
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Show more- Intracellular Within a cell. In contrast to extracellular, meaning outside a cell
- Adduction Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite of adduction is abduction. An adductor muscle…
- Syndrome, Johnson-Stevens See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Neuraminidase inhibitor A drug that inhibits the enzyme called neuraminidase. For example, oseltamivir (Tamiflu), an antiinfluenza…
- Tongue tie A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the…
- Gum disease Gum disease: Inflammation of the soft tissue (gingiva) and abnormal loss of bone that surrounds the teeth and…
- Eastern equine encephalitis Abbreviated EEE. A mosquito-born viral disease. The EEE virus normally is found in freshwater swamp birds and…
- Aphasia Aphasia: One in a group of speech disorders in which there is a defect or loss of the power of expression by…
- Syndrome, SAPHO SAPHO syndrome: SAPHO syndrome is an eponym for a condition which is characterized by a combination of: >…
- Green fluorescent protein Abbreviated GFP. A protein that glows green under fluorescent light. Found naturally in the jellyfish…
- Eczema, seborrheic Yellowish, oily, scaly patches of skin on the scalp, face, and occasionally other parts of the body
- Fisher's exact test A statistical test of independence much used in medical research. It tests the independence of rows and…