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Achondrogenesis
A genetic disorder of bonwe resulting in short-limbed dwarfism. There are a number of different types of achondrogenesis. See: Achondrogenesis type II
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- OCD 1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder; 2. Osteochondritis dissecans.
- Propositus A male through whom a family medically comes to light (is first ascertained). Also called the proband or…
- Homo sapiens The primate species of mammal to which modern humans belong. Homo sapiens is Latin for knowing man or wise man
- Homicide 1. The killing of a person. 2. Strictly speaking, the killing of a man. femicide. From the Latin meaning…
- Tocolysis The delaying or inhibition of labor during the birth process
- Mortality, infant The death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is, by definition, the…
- Study, electrophysiologic See: Framingham Study.
- Alternative medical system A system of alternative medicine built upon a complete system of theory and practice. Often, such systems…
- Dystrophia brevicollis congenita See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Test, fecal occult blood Fecal occult blood: A test to check for hidden blood in the feces, the stool
- IgE Immunoglobulin E, a class of immunoglobulins that includes the antibodies elicited by an allergic substance…