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Echolalia
The involuntary parrotlike repetition (echoing) of a word or phrase just spoken by another person. Echolalia is a feature of schizophrenia (especially the catatonic form), Tourette syndrome, and some other disorders. From echo + the Greek…
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- Scheuermann's disease A species of trematode worm that parasitizes humans and causes urinary tract disease. See Schistosomiasis.
- Interatrial septum The partition separating the upper chambers (the atria) of the heart
- Acrocyanosis Blueness of the extremities (the hands and feet). Acrocyanosis is typically symmetrical. It is marked by a…
- Aqueduct of Sylvius A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Familial adenomatous polyposis See: MYH.
- Hemorrhagic diarrhea, E. coli Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- Diabetes insipidus Diabetes insipidus: Excessive urination and extreme thirst as a result of inadequate output of the pituitary…
- COL4A5 The gene for basement membrane type IV collagen alpha-5 chain. COL4A5 is on the X chromosome in band Xq22.3…
- LaCrosse encephalitis Enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar lactose into glucose and galactose. Persons with a deficiency of…
- Potassium excess Too much potassium in the blood, usually because of kidney impairment. This state is termed hyperkalemia. For…
- Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord An abnormal condition in which the umbilical cord does not insert into the placental mass but, instead…