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Hereditary angioedema
A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born lacking an inhibitor protein (called C1 esterase inhibitor) that normally prevents activation of a cascade of proteins leading to…
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- Ventral A chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the…
- Salpingo-oophorectomy Removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries
- SNP A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Syndrome, economy class The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- Measles Measles: An acute and highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes…
- Menarche The time in a girl's life that menstruation first begins. During the menarche period, menstruation may be…
- Cerclage Encircling with a ring, loop, wire, or ligature. Cerlage can be around bone fragments to hold them together…
- Disease, Legionnaire A disease due to the bacteria Legionella pneumophila found in plumbing, shower heads and water-storage tanks…
- CA 125 CA 125: A cancer marker, a protein normally made by certain cells in the body including those of the uterine…
- Reflex, photic sneeze A disorder, also known as the achoo syndrome, characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing…
- Womyn Woman. A late 20th century feminist creation to avoid the suffix man