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Infantile thiamine deficiency
See: Infantile beriberi
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- Collateral knee ligament, lateral The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Heterotaxy The abnormal placement of organs due to failure to establish the normal left-right patterning during…
- Sandhoff disease A genetic disorder with symptoms that are very similar to those of Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) and that is…
- Backbone The spine. A flexible row of bones stretching from the base of the skull to the tailbone
- Cardiomyopathy, doxorubicin See: Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy
- Cage, thoracic The structure formed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, the sternum (breastbone), and the costal cartilages…
- Effusion, pleural See: Pleural effusion
- Sensory neuron A neuron that receives electrical input signals from sensory cells and from other neurons
- Fear of demons S (demons): An abnormal and persistent fear of evil supernatural beings in persons who believe such beings…
- Replication A turning back, repetition, duplication, reproduction
- Achondrogenesis-hypochondrogenesis, type II See: Achondrogenesis type II