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Werner syndrome
A premature aging disease that begins in adolescence or early in adulthood and results in apparent old age by 30-40 years of age. The characteristic features of Werner syndrome include short stature, premature graying and balding, wizened…
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- Vestibule, vaginal The vaginal opening is called the vestibule of the vagina. In medicine, a vestibule is a space or cavity at…
- Disease, occupational A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational…
- Acaricide An agent, usually a chemical, that kills mites. This class of pesticides is large and includes antibiotic…
- Urine hemoglobin The presence of free hemoglobin in the urine, an abnormal finding, that may make the urine look dark…
- Appendix perforation Rupture of appendix
- Fibrous dysplasia, monostotic Excessive growth of hard fibrous tissue that replaces normal bone tissue in a single bone. Symptoms may…
- Isotonic solution A solution that has the same salt concentration as the normal cells of the body and the blood. As opposed to…
- MGy Abbreviation for milligray
- Testis The testis (or testicle) is the male sex gland. A pair of testes are located behind the penis in a pouch of…
- Common migraine Migraine without aura. The most frequent type, accounting for about 80-85% of migraine. See: Migraine