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B variant GM2-gangliosidosis
See: Tay-Sachs disease
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Show more- Prothrombin time A clotting test, the prothrombin time is done to test the integrity of part of the clotting scheme. The…
- Unwell Not well or in good health, ailing, sick, indisposed. For example, 'I am well-nigh choked with the sulfurous…
- Syndrome, Aase-Smith I See: Aase-Smith syndrome I
- Maneuver, Heimlich An emergency treatment for obstruction of the airway in adults. It may be needed when someone chokes on a…
- Tobacco A South American herb, formally known as Nicotiana tabacum, whose leaves contain 2-8% nicotine and serve as…
- Histo spot A small circular punched-out spot in the retina at a site where spores of the fungus histoplasma (histo)…
- Fear of bridges An abnormal and persistent fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience…
- Infection, ear (acute middle) Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- Hard palate The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is the front of the palate and is in front of the…
- Skittles Street name for dextromethorphan (DXM)
- Renal cell cancer Cancer that develops in the lining of the renal tubules, which filter the blood and produce urine. Also…
- Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase An enzyme abbreviated as MCAD. See: MCAD deficiency