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Deficiency, ceruloplasmin
Lack of the protein ceruloplasmin from the blood and accumulation of iron in the pancreas, liver and brain, causing diabetes and progressive nervous system degeneration with the tremors and gait abnormalities characteristic of Parkinson…
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Show more- Fracture, comminuted A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> A fracture is a…
- Infection, ear (acute middle) Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- Vulvitis, yeast A yeast infection of the external genital organs of the female (the vulva). The vulva includes the labia…
- Tandem MS Abbreviation for tandem mass spectrometry. See: Tandem mass spectrometry
- Coprolalia The excessive and uncontrollable use of foul or obscene language, including words related to feces (bowel…
- Lymphoma, high-grade High-grade lymphoma
- RP Retinitis pigmentosa
- Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) A relatively small (peptide) molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after…
- Cyclooxygenase-2 See: Cox-2
- Pilonidal Refers to an embedded (ingrown) hair or tuft of hair. Literally, a nest of hair. From the Latin pilus…
- Cancer, uterus See: Uterine cancer
- Weaver's bottom Inflammation of the bursa that separates the gluteus maximus muscle of the buttocks from the underlying bony…