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Babysitter's elbow
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Show more- Ischemia Inadequate blood supply (circulation) to a local area due to blockage of the blood vessels to the area.
- ATP 1. Adenosine triphosphate. 2. Acute thrombocytopenic purpura
- Immune system A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…
- Cherubism A genetic disorder of childhood that leads to prominence of the lower face and an appearance reminiscent of…
- Mental retardation and clasped thumbs A syndrome with the following characteristic features:(1) Neurological: Mental retardation and aphasia (lack…
- Lederberg See: Lederberg, Joshua
- Bronchospasm, exercise-induced Also called exercise-induced asthma, this is asthma that is triggered by vigorous physical activity…
- Lissencephaly A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain…
- Cystinosis A genetic disease characterized by the widespread deposition of the amino acid cystine in cells due to a…
- Radiation therapy, 3-D A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target it as…
- Exanthem subitum Means a sudden rash. A viral disease of infants and young children with sudden onset of high fever which…
- Gonad A reproductive gland (ovary or testis) that produces germ cells (gametes). In embryonic life, the gonad in…