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Disease, Fahr
This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in certain of areas of the brain (including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex). Symptoms may…
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Show more- Aromasin Brand name of exemestane, an oral antiestrogen. Aromasin inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands…
- Afterbirth The placenta + the fetal membranes that are normally expelled from the uterus after the birth of the baby…
- Infectious hepatitis immunization See Immunization, hepatitis A
- Immunization, measles Measles: See Immunization, MMR
- Three day fever See: Sandfly fever
- Cervical disc A disk shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column in the…
- Anemia and triphalangeal thumbs See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
- WF Abbreviation for 'white female' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical…
- Ciliary muscle One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Septicemia Systemic (bodywide) illness with toxicity due to invasion of the bloodstream by virulent bacteria coming from…
- Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial A common adult-onset form of corneal dystrophy with autosomal dominant inheritance. The disorder is caused by…
- Tattoo >non-reactive pigments; >sterile, disposable needles; and >sterile work conditions. Without these…