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Syndrome, Kimmelstiel-Wilson
Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome is a kidney condition associated with long-standing diabetes. It affects the network of tiny blood vessels (the microvasculature) in the glomerulus, a key structure in the…
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- X-linked On the X chromosome. 'Linked' in genetics does not mean merely associated. An X-linked gene travels with the…
- Osteoclasia Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue, as occurs when broken bones heal
- Angry Pertaining to anger, an emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and…
- Diabetes, gestational A form of diabetes mellitus that appears during pregnancy (gestation) in a woman who previously did not have…
- Cluster In epidemiology, an aggregation of cases of a disease or another health-related condition, such as a cancer…
- Grid, Amsler The normal process of reacting to a loss. The loss may be physical (such as a death), social (such as…
- Psoriasis, inverse Also called flexural psoriasis, a form of psoriasis found in the armpits, groin, under the breasts and in…
- Alveolitis Inflammation of the alveoli, the air sacs in the lungs
- Appendiceal Relating to the appendix. As, for example, an appendiceal abscess. Perforation of the appendix can lead to a…