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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
A genetic disease of nerves characterized by progressively debilitating muscle weakness, particularly of the limbs. The foremost feature is marked wasting of the distal extremities, particularly the peroneal muscle groups in the calves…
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Show more- Syndrome, SAPHO SAPHO syndrome: SAPHO syndrome is an eponym for a condition which is characterized by a combination of: >…
- Aneurysm, miliary An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Toxoplasmosis (toxo) Toxoplasmosis (toxo): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade…
- Mongolism Obsolete name for Down syndrome. Down syndrome refers to the 19th century English physician J. Langdon Down…
- Ca The symbol for calcium
- Thrombocytosis See thrombocythemia
- Bone, parietal The main bone on the side of the skull. Although the parietal bone is curved, it is considered a flat bone…
- EMG Electromyogram
- Treacle A medicinal compound once in wide use as an antidote to poisons. Treacle was a kind of salve. It was reputed…
- Carpal bone One of the wrist bones. There are eight carpal bones that are arranged in two rows. The carpal bones…
- Haemophilus influenzae genome See: H. flu genome
- AAP The American Academy of Pediatrics