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Okihiro syndrome
The association of Duane syndrome (eye retraction) with forearm malformation and deafness. Okihiro syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is due to mutation of a gene located in chromosome region 20q13.13-q13.2. Also…
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Show more- Prophylactic A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for 'an advance guard,' an apt term for a measure taken…
- Malignant 1. Tending to be severe and become progressively worse, as in malignant hypertension. 2. In regard to a…
- Syndrome, Alpers See: Alpers disease
- Supernumerary digit An extra finger or toe
- Cleft lip The presence of one or two vertical fissures (clefts) in the upper lip -- cleft lip can be on one side only…
- Syndrome, Kanner (Also called autism). A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Map, contig A map depicting the relative order of a linked library of small overlapping clones representing a complete…
- Denver Developmental Screening Test The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) is a widely used assessment for examining children 0-6 years…
- Microphthalmia An abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. The related term…
- Retina The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel…
- Coma Coma: A state of deep unarousable unconsciousness. Coma may occur as the result of numerous causes including…
- Fever, Ebola virus A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…