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Cogan corneal dystrophy
A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines, geographic map-like lines, and dots (or microcysts) on examination with a slit-lamp that focuses a high intensity light beam as a…
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Show more- MRI Abbreviation and nickname for magnetic resonance imaging. For more information, see: Magnetic Resonance…
- Ear canal, self-cleaning Most of the time the ear canals are self-cleaning, that is, there is a slow and orderly migration of ear…
- Adenosine triphosphate An important carrier of energy in cells in the body and a compound that is important in the synthesis (the…
- Gestational hypertension See: Hypertension, gestational
- Flu, bird See: Avian influenza
- Pool, gene The sum total of genes, with all their variations, possessed by a particular species at a particular time…
- Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. An antigen is something that is capable of inducing an…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VIII DiFerrante syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme glucosamine-6-sulfate. See also Mucopolysaccharidosis.
- Fong disease See Nail-patella syndrome
- Ligament, medial collateral knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Neuroma, acoustic A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Dipsosis Excessive thirst; overwhelming desire for water or another liquid. Dipsosis may occur when the amount of…