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Allergic vasculitis
Vasculitis: A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels in persons with a history of asthma or allergy. The symptoms of the Churg-Strauss syndrome include fatigue…
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- Female gonad The female gonad, the ovary or 'egg sac', is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. They are located…
- Toxic syndrome The ensemble of the signs and symptoms of the disorder resulting from exposure to a toxic agent. There are…
- Type 1 GM2-gangliosidosis See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Resolution In genetics, resolution refers to the degree of molecular detail on a physical map of DNA, ranging from low…
- Plano- Flat. A lens that is planoconvex is flat on one side and convex on the other
- Microhematuria Hematuria means blood in the urine and microhematuria refers to hematuria that is visible only under a…
- FBLN5 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 5. See: Fibulin 5
- Levo-alpha acetyl methadol Abbreviated LAAM. An alternative to methadone. See: LAAM
- McClintock, Barbara (1902-1992) American geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of…
- PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome