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Disease, Vrolik's
Osteogenesis imperfecta type II, an inherited connective tissue disorder with very severe bone fragility, the lethal form of 'brittle bone disease.' It is a recessive trait with males and females affected. Two copies of the mutant gene are…
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Show more- PCT The abbreviation 'PCT' stands for a number of things including porphyria cutanea tarda, literally, the late…
- Left heart hypoplasia syndrome A form of congenital heart disease in which the whole left half of the heart (including the aorta, aortic…
- Neuron, arcuate See: Arcuate neuron
- Bevacizumab Generic name for a monoclonal antibody anticancer drug. See: Avastin
- Disease, foot-and-mouth See: Foot-and-mouth disease
- Dejerine-Klumpke palsy See: Klumpke palsy
- Tendonitis, Achilles See: Achilles tendonitis
- Chordae tendineae Thread-like bands of fibrous tissue which attach on one end to the edges of the tricuspid and mitral valves…
- Beriberi, infantile See: Infantile beriberi
- Amusia The inability to recognize musical tones or to reproduce them. Amusia can be congenital (present at birth) or…
- Hepatic An artery that distributes blood to the liver, pancreas and gallbladder as well as to the stomach and…
- Electroencephalogram A study of electrical current within the brain. Electrodes are attached to the scalp. Wires attach these…