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NIH
A genetic disease named for the city of Nijmegen (in The Netherlands) with increased chromosome breakage, immunodeficiency and an increased risk of malignancy. Children with the syndrome appear abnormal with stunted growth before and after…
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Show more- Supercentenarian Someone 110 years old or over (no upper limit). This term was coined in 1991. See also: Age by decade
- PET scan The popular name (and abbreviation) of Positron Emission Tomography
- Genitalia, female See: Female genitalia
- Medic Alert Originally,a bracelet that a person could wear to warn medical professionals in an emergency about a serious…
- Anomic aphasia See Anomia
- Ciliary muscle One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Heterochromia Different colors
- Deafness Deafness: Deafness is defined by partial or complete hearing loss. Levels of hearing impairment vary from a…
- Cluster In epidemiology, an aggregation of cases of a disease or another health-related condition, such as a cancer…
- Allodynia Pain from stimuli which are not normally painful. The pain may occur other than in the area stimulated…
- Yd. Abbreviation for a yard as a measure of length. A yard equals 3 feet or 36 inches. The metric equivalents for…
- Cerebral amyloidosis and spongiform encephalopathy See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome