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Congenital arthrogryposis
Nonprogressive congenital contractures that develop before birth and are evident at birth (congenital). The contractures are characterized by reduced mobility of many (multiple) joints. Congenital arthrogryposis is also called…
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Show more- Globus hystericus The sensation of having a lump in the throat when there is nothing there. Sometimes simply called globus…
- Lissencephaly A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain…
- Transfusion medicine Blood transfusion and blood conservation are the complementary activities that constitute the clinical arena…
- Jewish penicillin Chicken soup. If not really a form of penicillin,' chicken soup may, in fact, have some therapeutic merit. A…
- Y-linkage The presence of a gene on the Y chromosome. Y-linkage is analogous to X-linkage (the presence of a gene on…
- Epidermis The upper or outer layer of the two main layers of cells that make up the skin. The epidermis is mostly made…
- Persantine thallium scan A type of myocardial perfusion scan done to disclose any areas of the heart muscle that may not be getting…
- Pelvis, gynecoid The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths in the larynx on the vocal…
- Glioma, visual pathway See Visual pathway glioma
- Bartter syndrome A group of disorders that are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and are characterized by impaired…
- Immunotoxin A hybrid molecule created by coupling an antibody or antigen with part or all of a toxin. The hybrid molecule…