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Morton's toe
See: Morton's syndrome
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- Ecogenetics The interaction of genetics with the environment. The genetic disease PKU (phenylketonuria) provides an…
- Hypohidrosis Subnormal sweating, less sweating than usual. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hypohidrosis is literally…
- Myeloproliferative Referring to the proliferation of the bone marrow cells that give rise to red blood cells, granulocytes (a…
- Baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Headache, chronic daily See: Chronic daily headache
- Familial Parkinson disease type 11 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- In vitro Literally in glass, as in a test tube. A test that is performed in vitro is one that is done in glass or…
- Scan, CAT Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Zoll See: Zoll, Paul M.
- Sleep apnea, central A breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Central sleep apnea…