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FALDH deficiency
Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of clinical findings consisting of ichthyosis (thickened fish-like skin), spastic paraplegia (spasticity of the legs) and…
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- Patent (adjective) Open, unobstructed, affording free passage. Thus, for example, the bowel may be patent (as opposed to…
- Nutritionist 1) In a hospital or nursing home, a person who plans and/or formulates special meals for patients. It can…
- Dysphagia Difficulty in swallowing, swallowing problems. Dysphagia is due to problems in nerve or muscle control. It is…
- Recurrence risk In medical genetics, the recurrence risk is the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in the…
- Trochanter One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thigh bone (the femur). There are two trochanters: >…
- Peripheral neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy: A problem with the functioning of the nerves outside the spinal cord. Symptoms may…
- Demarcation A setting of limits; a boundary; marking the limits of, delimiting; setting apart, separating. The word…
- Diarrhea and dermatitis, zinc deficiency Diarrhea and dermatitis, zinc deficiency: Among the consequences of zinc deficiency, dermatitis (skin…
- Heart rhythm disorders Heart rhythm disorders: Abnormal rhythm of the heartbeat due to irregularities in transmission of the…
- Vaginal vestibule The vaginal opening is called the vestibule of the vagina. In medicine, a vestibule is a space or cavity at…