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RTT (Rett syndrome)
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Show more- Disease, Fahr This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by…
- Cancer, prostate Cancer of the gland that produces some of the components of semen fluid. Prostate cancer is the second…
- GSS Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker. See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Agranulocytosis, infantile genetic Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Diabetes, unstable A term used when a diabetic person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly and widely from high to…
- Diving injury An injury incurred from diving into water that is too shallow or has hidden hazards. These injuries may be to…
- Rumination 1. Regurgitating food after a meal and then swallowing and digesting some of it. Cattle and other ruminant…
- Caps Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been…
- Presbyacusia See: Presbycusis
- Vein, great saphenous The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Helminthphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of being infested with parasitic worms called helminths. The eggs of these…
- Postphlebitic syndrome See: Post-thrombotic syndrome