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Muscular dystrophy, congenital
A form of muscular dystrophy that is present at birth. Various types of congenital MD have been identified, each caused by a different genetic error. Congenital MD can affect males or females. Diagnosis is initially by observation of…
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- Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy A procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Pulseless disease Takayasu disease. Called pulseless disease because inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis) can lead to…
- Pains, growing Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend…
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) A type of bacterium that comes in pairs and is shaped like a lancet (a surgical knife with a short wide…
- Hemiplegia Paralysis of one side of the body. From hemi- (half) + plege (a blow, stroke)
- Sub- Prefix meaning meaning under, below, less than normal, secondary, less than fully. As in subacute, subaortic…
- Multiple organ failure A term synonymous with multiple system failure and equally vague and nonspecific. See: Multiple system failure
- Penis, small A penis that is abnormally small, also known as micropenis. In medical practice, the dimension of the penis…
- Genome, mouse All of the genetic information contained in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). The genomes of particular…
- YAMA See: Caspase 3
- Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis Fatty inflammation of the liver in people who do not abuse alcohol. NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) tends…