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Anemia and triphalangeal thumbs
See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
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- Pallister-Killian syndrome A condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism…
- Pleurisy Pleurisy: Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs. There are two layers of pleura; one…
- Omphalo- A birth defect in which part of the intestine, covered only by a thin transparent membrane, protrudes outside…
- Adjuvant therapy Treatment that is given in addition to the primary (initial) treatment. Adjuvant treatment is an addition…
- Dioxin One of a number of poisonous petroleum-derived chemicals which are produced when herbicides (substances used…
- Ulcer, stasis A stasis ulcer is an ulcer (a crater) that develops in an area in which the circulation is sluggish and the…
- Pathogenetic Pertaining to the pathogenesis of a disease, to exactly how it develops and the precise chain of events…
- Malnutrition-related diabetes At one time, a distinct type of diabetes mellitus, often associated with the tropics and so also called…
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Suture See: SV40.