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Pompe disease
A genetic (inherited) deficiency of an enzyme called acid alpha glucosidase. This enzyme helps the body break down glycogen, a complex carbohydrate that is converted to glucose for energy. Without the enzyme, glycogen builds up in the…
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- Disease, mitochondrial >An eye disease called Leber's hereditary optic atrophy; >A type of epilepsy called MERRF which stands for…
- Labia majora The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Orbital fracture A break in one of the bones that make up the orbit. Since the orbit is the seat of the globe (the eye), an…
- Barrett esophagus See: Barrett's esophagus
- Intravenous feeding Intravenous feeding: Feeding through a vein. Also called parenteral alimentation or parenteral nutrition
- Gln Glutamine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Petasites vulgaris See: Butterbur
- Transposition, genetics The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Craniopharyngioma A type of benign brain tumor that emerges develops from embryonic tissue that forms part of the pituitary…
- Anemic Relating to anemia, the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the…
- Forgotten disease Name sometimes given to Lemierre syndrome