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Idiocy, amaurotic familial
An outdated term for Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) which is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) as 'an autosomal recessive, progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which in the classic infantile form, is usually fatal…
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Show more- Bones, axial There are 80 axial bones, comprised of 29 bones in the head and 51 bones in the trunk
- Ptosis Downward displacement. Ptosis of the eyelids is drooping of the eyelids.
- Neonatal chloramphenicol toxicity See: Gray baby syndrome
- Interventional Pertaining to the act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome…
- Left heart hypoplasia syndrome A form of congenital heart disease in which the whole left half of the heart (including the aorta, aortic…
- Extremity The extremities in medical language are not freezing cold or scorching heat but rather the uttermost parts of…
- Hemophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of blood. Sufferers of this very common phobia dread the sight of their own…
- Lymphoma, Burkitt See: Burkitt lymphoma
- Cancer, testicular Cancer of the male sex organ (testicle) that normally produces the hormone testosterone. One of the most…
- Enterovirus A virus that enters the body through the gastrointestinal tract and thrives there, often moving on to attack…
- Antidepressant >citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil) >escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex, Lexapro) >fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox)…
- Reservoir, Ommaya A device implanted under the scalp that is used to deliver anticancer drugs to the cerebrospinal fluid, the…