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Fabry disease
A genetic disease due to deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. This enzyme is essential to the metabolism of molecules known as glycosphingolipids. Without the enzyme, glycosphingolipids accumulate in the kidneys, heart, nerves…
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Show more- Stomatitis, Vincent This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Preeclampsia A condition in pregnancy characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria…
- Headache, Hogwarts See: Hogwarts headache
- Vaginitis, yeast Infection of the vagina by a fungus known as Candida, characteristically causing itching, burning, soreness…
- Brittle diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Aniso In hematology, short for anisocytosis
- Bruise A bruise or 'contusion' is an traumatic injury of the soft tissues which results in breakage of the local…
- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Poliomyelitis An acute and sometimes devastating viral disease. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus. The virus…
- LEOPARD syndrome A genetic syndrome transmitted in an autosomal dominant manner that is named for its characteristic features…
- Morton neuroma See Morton's neuroma
- Matter, white The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the…