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Diabetic nephropathy
The kidney disease associated with long-standing diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is also called Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease (or Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome) or intercapillary glomerulonephritis. Diabetic nephropathy typically affects the…
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- Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible…
- ERG Electroretinography
- Asthma, thermally induced Asthma, thermally induced asthma: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced…
- Oculoplastics Eye plastic and reconstructive surgery., a specialized area of ophthalmology that focuses on the eyelids and…
- Eye, small Also called microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe…
- Color hearing A form of chromesthesia in which hearing a musical tone elicits the perception of a color. In one case, an…
- Reaction kinetics Kinetics (with an 's' at the end) refers to the rate of change in a biochemical (or other) reaction, the…
- UROD deficiency Lack of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) which is the basic cause of porphyria cutanea tarda…
- Internal medicine A medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. A physician who specializes…
- Syndrome A set of signs and symptoms that tend to occur together and which reflect the presence of a particular…
- Foreskin The fold of skin which covers the head (the glans) of the penis. Also called the prepuce. Only about 1 in…