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Alport syndrome
An hereditary condition characterized by kidney disease, sensorineural (nerve) deafness and sometimes eye defects. The classic disorder as described by Alport in 1927 is nephritis (inflammation of the kidney), often progressing to renal…
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- Watchful waiting Closely monitoring a patient's condition but withholding therapy until the sign and symptom appear or change…
- Homeopathy A system of therapy based on the concept that disease can be treated with drugs (in minute doses) thought…
- Aesculapius That stick with the snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios), the…
- Suicide, assisted See: Assisted suicide
- Adrenal medulla The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- Plasmid A circle of DNA that is self-replicating (autonomously replicating) and distinct from the normal genome of…
- Cancer, kidney Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic products from…
- Pacing, diaphragm See: Diaphragm pacing
- Chronic renal failure Slow progressive loss of kidney function over the span of years, resulting in permanent kidney failure…
- Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy A procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Favism A condition characterized by hemolytic anemia (breakup of red blood cells) after eating fava beans (Vicia…