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L and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat cumbersome name indicates, NIAMS's mission is a broad and important one, namely to 'conduct and support a broad spectrum of research on…
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- Baldness, patchy Baldness, patchy: Patchy baldness. Also referred to as alopecia areata. Alopecia means baldness and areata…
- Osteoblast A cell that makes bone. It does so by producing a matrix that then becomes mineralized. Bone mass is…
- Intestinal obstruction Blockage of the intestine by infolding (intussusception), malformation, tumor, digestive problems, a foreign…
- De Lange syndrome A relatively common birth defect syndrome with multiple malformations and mental retardation of unknown…
- Hyperexplexia A genetic disorder in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction). This disorder was not…
- Autoradiography A technique using X- ray film to visualize molecules or fragments of molecules that have been radioactively…
- Apraxia of speech A severe speech disorder characterized by inability to speak, or a severe struggle to speak clearly. Apraxia…
- Pimples Small papules or pustules. See: Pimple