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Protein C deficiency
Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation of a clot. Deficiency of protein C results in thrombotic (clotting) disease and excess platelets with recurrent thrombophlebitis…
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- Epiphenomenon 1. An additional symptom or condition that appears during the course of a disease. A doctor might ask if you…
- Genitalia The male and female reproductive organs. The genitalia include internal structures such as the ovary, and…
- Ependymoma A type of brain tumor derived from the cells that line the cavities within the ventricles of the brain and…
- Cerebral vascular See: Cerebrovascular
- Gas, laughing Nitrous oxide, a gas capable of causing general anesthesia. Today nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the…
- Fear of fur An abnormal and persistent fear of fur is called doraphobia. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals…
- AMS (atypical measles syndrome) Measles syndrome):An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever, headache, cough, and…
- Disease, Jakob's Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an…
- AOA Abbreviation for Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society, the medical school equivalent of Phi Beta…
- Fungi Plural of fungus
- Separation anxiety disorder Excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or from those to whom a child is attached. The child may…