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Renal aneurysm
An aneurysm involving the kidney
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- Human herpesvirus 5 See cytomegalovirus.
- Bursopathy Disease involving a bursa, a closed fluid-filled sac that supplies a gliding surface to reduce friction…
- Isotonic exercise Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isotonic…
- Obtund To dull or blunt. From the Latin obtundere, to blunt
- STL1 Stickler syndrome, type I. See: Stickler syndrome
- Autosomal Pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; relating to any one of the chromosomes save the sex…
- Interval malignancy In mammography, a malignancy that becomes evident during the period between annual screening mammograms. The…
- Porphyria A diverse group of diseases in which the production of heme is disrupted. Porphyria is derived from the Greek…
- Hyper-IgD syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever that usually start before the first…
- Idiot savant See: Autistic savant. The term 'autistic savant' is preferred to the old term 'idiot savant' as less…