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Miller-Dieker syndrome
A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by lissencephaly ('smooth brain') and a characteristic facial appearance with a prominent forehead with bitemporal hollowing, short nose with upturned nares, thickened upper lip with a thin…
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- Chagas disease An infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Also called American trypanosomiasis. Transmitted by…
- Esophageal reflux A condition wherein stomach contents regurgitate or back up (reflux) into the esophagus (a long cylindrical…
- National Eye Institute (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…
- Proximal myotonic myopathy See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Fat, saturated A fat that is solid at room temperature and comes chiefly from animal food products. Some examples are…
- Angiomatosis, bacillary A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch most often seen today in people with HIV. The disease…
- Institute, National Eye (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…
- Bradykinetic Pertaining to slowed ability to start and continue movements, and impaired ability to adjust the body's…
- Serine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary nonessential amino acid, serine is present…
- Progestational hormone A synonym for the hormone progesterone. See: Progesterone
- Lung cancer, oat cell See: Oat cell cancer