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Miller-Dieker syndrome
A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by lissencephaly ('smooth brain') and a characteristic facial appearance with a prominent forehead with bitemporal hollowing, short nose with upturned nares, thickened upper lip with a thin…
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Show more- AMD Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as ARMD)
- Hendra virus A virus, formerly called equine morbillivirus, that can cause illness in horses and humans. First identified…
- Institute, National Eye (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…
- DOC 1. Acronym for 'daily on call.'2. Deoxycorticosterone
- Range In medicine and statistics, the difference between the lowest and highest numerical values. For example, if…
- Amebic dysentery Dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba (Entamoeba…
- Sutton's law In medicine, the principle of going straight to the most likely diagnosis. The law is named for the bank…
- Vibrio A group of bacteria that includes Vibrio cholerae, the agent of cholera, (a devastating and sometimes lethal…
- Colitis, ulcerative A relatively common disease that causes inflammation of the large intestine (the colon). The cause is…
- Encephalomyelitis Inflammation of both the brain and the spinal cord. Encephalomyelitis can be caused by a variety of…
- HAVS Hand-arm vibration syndrome
- Fundoplication A surgical teque that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…