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Perrault syndrome
An extraordinary genetic syndrome that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and affects both males and females but with a dramatic difference. Affected males and females both have moderate to severe deafness but only affected…
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- EFEMP1 A gene that encodes a protein with the long, complex name of EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix…
- Cuts Severed skin. Washing a cut or scrape with soap and water and keeping it clean and dry is all that is…
- Essential 1. Something that cannot be done without.2. Required in the diet, because the body cannot make it. As in an…
- Lipophilin See: Proteolipid protein
- Hip, developmental dislocation of the (DDH) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Sweating The act of secreting fluid from the skin by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These are small tubular glands…
- Pituitary gland The main endocrine gland. It is a small structure in the head. It is called the master gland because it…
- Tuberculosis Tuberculosis: A highly contagious infection caused by the bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis…
- Pesthouse A hospital where people suffering from infectious disease were once confined and sometimes treated. 'I…
- Hypertension High blood pressure, defined as a repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg -- a systolic…
- Scooter injury An injury sustained on a scooter, a foot-operated board mounted tandemly on two wheels with an upright…