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Disease, Jakob's
Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional, transmissible agent (a prion). Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements…
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Show more- Hearing aid An instrument to help in hearing. There are four common styles of hearing aids. From largest to smallest…
- SKY (spectral karyotype) Karyotype: A visualization of all of the chromosomes in the genome all together with each chromosome labeled…
- Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) This is an extraordinary cancer family syndrome. People with LFS have a tendency to develop a great diversity…
- Lanugo Downy hair on the body of the fetus and newborn baby. It is the first hair to be produced by the fetal hair…
- Artery, femoral See: Femoral artery
- Uncertainty You may be uncertain why 'uncertainty' deserves a place in a medical dictionary but some would say that…
- Orthorexia nervosa A term designating a disorder in which there is an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating, an extreme…
- Nucleus 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells
- Amygdaloid body See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Functional food Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food…
- Autosomal dominant radial drusen See: Malattia leventinese
- Albuminuria More than the normal amount of albumin in the urine. Albumin is the predominant protein in human blood and it…