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Dwarfism, pituitary
Dwarfism caused by a lack of growth hormone, usually due to malfunction of the pituitary gland. Children with growth hormone deficiency may grow normally for the first two to three years of life but they then fall behind their peers in…
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Show more- Reduction division The first cell division in meiosis, the process by which germ cells are formed. A unique event in which the…
- Tympanites A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is tapped sharply. Tympanites is heard if the…
- Drug caution codes Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Peristalsis The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric…
- Intraocular pressure The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased…
- Isolate A group in which mating is always between members of the group. For example, the Amish.
- House staff The resident physicians of a hospital who care for patients under the direction of the attending staff. House…
- Breast aplasia Breast aplasia: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They…
- Andrology The branch of medicine concerned with men's health, particularly male infertility and sexual dysfunction…
- Reciprocal translocation A type of chromosome rearrangement involving the exchange of chromosome segments between two chromosomes that…
- Abiotrophy Loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. For example, cerebellar abiotrophy may affect…
- Gland, endocrine See: Endocrine gland