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Mucolipidosis
One of a group of inherited storage diseases in which both lipids and substances called mucopolysaccharides accumulate in the tissues of the body. Four mucolipidosis have been identified: > >Mucolipidosis I: due to deficiency of the enzyme…
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Show more- Alternating hemiplegia of childhood A rare neurological disorder with frequent temporary episodes of paralysis of one side of the body…
- Hypochondriasm See: Hypochondriasis
- HIV Acronym for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the cause of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). HIV has…
- Emergency contraception The prevention of pregnancy after unprotected vaginal intercourse. Emergency contraception may use drugs…
- Psycho-oncology The psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. Psycho-oncology addresses the two major…
- Chimera In medicine, a person composed of two genetically distinct types of cells. Human chimeras were first…
- Vascular bed The vascular system, or a part thereof: for example, the pulmonary vascular bed describes the blood vessels…
- Fracture, Salter-Harris A traumatic fracture around or through the growth plate (the epiphyseal plate) of a bone in a child
- Hormone, glucocorticoid A hormone that predominantly affects the metabolism of carbohydrates and, to a lesser extent, fats and…
- Mastectomy, prophylactic Removal of one or both breasts without the current presence of cancer. This surgery is sometimes chosen as a…
- Weight loss Weight loss is a decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise) or involuntary…
- Microscopic anatomy The study of the form of structures seen under the microscope, as opposed to gross anatomy which involves…