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Retinoschisis, X-linked
See: Juvenile retinoschisis
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Show more- Monozygous twins Twin: Identical twins that originate from a single fertilized egg (a zygote)
- BPH A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head.
- ADI Acceptable daily intake
- Ciliary body Part of the eye, the ciliary body is a thin vascular (blood vessel-filled) middle layer of the eye that is…
- Hyaline membrane disease A respiratory disease of the newborn, especially the premature infant, in which a membrane composed of…
- Effect, founder A population group with an unusual frequency of a gene due to there having been only a small number of…
- PH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid. The pH of any fluid is the measure of its hydrogen ion…
- Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) The chromosome abnormality that causes chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Abbreviated as the Ph chromosome. The…
- Precocious puberty Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual…
- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…
- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2.
- Genitalia, ambiguous See: Ambiguous genitalia