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CF
1. Cystic fibrosis, one of the most frequent and serious genetic diseases, CF affects the exocrine glands and is characterized by the production of abnormal secretions, leading to mucous build-up. This accumulation of mucus can impair the…
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Show more- Factitious disorder by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Disease, fifth See Gaucher disease, type 1.
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…
- Gamma ray High-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by certain radionuclides when their nuclei transition from a…
- Hemorrhage, subarachnoid Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is…
- Mouth, trench See: Trench mouth
- Cancer, oat cell See: Oat cell cancer
- Chronicity Characterized by long duration. The state of being chronic
- Immunoglobulin M Abbreviated IgM. A major class of immunoglobulins. IgM includes the antibodies that are usually produced…
- Typhus, European See: Typhus, epidemic
- Curse, Ondine's Failure from birth of central nervous system control over breathing while asleep. There are usually no…
- Carcinoma, Merkel cell Carcinoma, Merkel cell: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in…