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Muscular dystrophy, congenital
A form of muscular dystrophy that is present at birth. Various types of congenital MD have been identified, each caused by a different genetic error. Congenital MD can affect males or females. Diagnosis is initially by observation of…
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- Oligodendroglioma A rare slow-growing type of brain tumor that begins in cells called oligodendrocytes, which provide support…
- Concussion of the brain A traumatic injury to the brain as a result of a violent blow, shaking, or spinning. A brain concussion can…
- Antisense-strand RNA virus See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- Chromosomes in multiple miscarriages Couples who have had more than one miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) have about a 5% chance that one member…
- Nephrology The art and science of the care of the kidney.
- CMV (cytomegalovirus) A virus that infects 50-85% of adults in the US by age 40 and is also the virus most frequently transmitted…
- Mortality rate, neonatal The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The…
- Headache, sinus See: Sinus headache
- Pancytopenia A shortage of all types of blood cells, including red and white blood cells as well as platelets.
- Anovulatory Not accompanied by ovulation, the release of an ovum (egg) from the ovary. For example, anovulatory…
- Yersinia enterocolitica A bacterium that causes an infectious disease called yersiniosis. Yersinia enterocolitica is a member of the…