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Gigantism, focal
Excessive growth of specific body parts such as an arm, the tongue, or a combination of specific body parts as is seen in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome or acromegaly. This type of gigantism may occur before or after the bones fuse. If it…
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- Colectomy >Right hemicolectomy -- in which the right part of the colon is removed, >Left hemicolectomy -- where the…
- Acu- A combining form indicating a relationship to a needle. As in acupuncture. From the Latin acus meaning needle
- Ozone A form of oxygen that consists of three atoms of oxygen, in contrast to normal atmospheric oxygen which…
- Diabetic dermopathy A skin condition characteristic of diabetes involving light brown or reddish oval or round scaly patches…
- Lateral 1. In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther from the middle or center of the body…
- Fatal familial insomnia Abbreviated FFI. An hereditary prion disease characterized by disrupted sleep (insomnia), motor abnormalities…
- Naturopathy A system of therapy based on preventative care, and on the use of heat, water, light, air, and massage as…
- WFS1 A gene on the short (p) arm of chromosome 4 in band 4p16 that encodes (provides the instructions for) a…
- Food-insecure Referring to the situation when people need to live with hunger and fear starvation