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Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome
See: Alstrom syndrome
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- Perichondrial To do with the perichondrium, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps all…
- Chiropractic A system of diagnosis and treatment based on the concept that the nervous system coordinates all of the…
- Developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Ear thermometer A thermometer that registers body temperature via the ear canal. The ear thermometer was invented in 1964 by…
- Paroxysm In medicine, a paroxysm is a violent attack. It may be due to the sudden occurrence of symptoms or the acute…
- Oncogene 1. A gene that played a normal role in the cell as a proto-oncogene and that has been altered by mutation and…
- Hormone, mineralocorticoid A group of hormones, the most important being aldosterone, that regulate the balance of water and…
- Rigour See: Rigor
- Diprosopus Two-faced conjoined twins (incompletely separated identical twins). The twins have almost complete fusion of…
- Ultraviolet C One of the three types of invisible light rays (together with ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B) given off by…
- Dermatitis, atopic A skin disease characterized by areas of severe itching, redness, scaling, and loss of the surface of the…