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Glycogen storage disease type V
One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body. Type V is the most common of the glycogen storage diseases and is associated with exercise intolerance. It is also called McArdle…
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Show more- Cryoprobe A surgical probe, a long slender pointed surgical instrument, used to apply extreme cold to tissues. From…
- Medical helminthology The field of medicine that pertains to helminths (worms) capable of disease in people. For more about these…
- Hair loss Hair loss: Hair loss is the thinning of hair on the scalp. The medical term for hair loss is alopecia…
- Endometrial cancer Cancer of the womb (the uterus ). Endometrial cancer occurs most often in women between the ages of 55 and 70…
- Edema Edema: The swelling of soft tissues as a result of excess water accumulation. Edema is often more prominent…
- Eosinophilia, familial See: Familial eosinophilia
- Interventional radiologist A radiologist who uses image guidance methods to gain access to vessels and organs. Interventional…
- Steal, subclavian See: Subclavian steal
- Galactose A sugar contained in milk. Galactose makes up half of the sugar called lactose that is found in milk. Lactose…
- Headache, stress See headache, tension
- Keratoma An area of hardened skin, usually called a callus
- Tibial muscular dystrophy See: Muscular dystrophy, tibial