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Nail-patella syndrome
An hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed or absent nails and underdeveloped or absent kneecaps (patellae). Other features include: > >Iliac horns >Abnormality of the elbows interfering with full range of motion (pronation…
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- Stockholm syndrome Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent…
- Eosinophil A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with coarse round granules of uniform size within its cytoplasm and…
- Mole 1. In dermatology, a pigmented spot on the skin, Also called a nevus. 2. In gynecology, a mass within the…
- Infection, meningococcal See: Meningococcal infection
- Somatotropin Growth hormone, a polypeptide containing 191 amino acids, produced by the anterior pituitary, the front…
- Tetraethylplumbane Tetraethyl lead
- HIPAA Acronym that stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a US law designed to provide…
- Encephalitis, LAC LaCrosse encephalitis, one of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus…
- Dilating The widening and opening of the cervix caused by uterine contractions
- Mucolipidosis One of a group of inherited storage diseases in which both lipids and substances called mucopolysaccharides…