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Krabbe disease
A progressive degenerative disorder of the nervous system due to mutation in the galactosylceramidase (GALC) gene, leading to the accumulation of galactocerebroside and destruction of myelin, a fatty material that surrounds and insulates…
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Show more- Syndrome, fragile X The most common heritable form of mental retardation, occurring in about one in two thousand males and a…
- Gerstmann-Straussler disease See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Nocebo A negative placebo effect as, for example, when patients taking medications experience adverse side effects…
- Congenital deafness and retinitis pigmentosa (Also called Usher syndrome.) A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder…
- Hyperhidrosis Hyperhidrosis: Excessive sweating. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hyperhidrosis is too much sweating.
- Idiot savant See: Autistic savant. The term 'autistic savant' is preferred to the old term 'idiot savant' as less…
- STDs in men See sexually transmitted diseases in men.
- CT, electron beam Also known as Ultrafast CT (computerized tomography), this is a new (and controversial) noninvasive test for…
- Glabella 1. The area between the eyebrows, just above the nose. 2. The corresponding area on the frontal bone between…
- Vaginitis, atrophic Thinning of the lining (the endothelium) of the vagina due to decreased production of estrogen. This may…
- Blastocyst A thin-walled hollow structure in early embryonic development that contains a cluster of cells called the…
- Syndactyly, Poland A unique pattern of one- sided malformations characterized by a defect of the chest (pectoralis) muscle on…