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Prothrombin mutation G20210A
A common genetic risk factor for thrombosis (clots) including deep venous thrombosis (DVT). This mutation in the gene encoding the clotting factor prothrombin is found in about 1 in 50 persons in the US. It raises the risk of thrombosis…
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- Care, critical See: Critical care
- Major anomaly An unusual anatomic feature that is of serious medical or cosmetic consequence to the patient. For example, a…
- Foramina of Luschka Opening from the fourth ventricle, one in a system of four communicating cavities called ventricles within…
- Mercury gilding A perilous process for gold-plating in which an amalgam of mercury and gold is applied to an object and then…
- Popcorn worker's lung A form of bronchiolitis obliterans, a severe obstructive lung disease, in workers who mix and package…
- Salmon safety The safety of eating salmon, especially farm-raised salmon. The levels of more than 50 pollutants, including…
- Viscera The internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as…
- Agranulocytosis, infantile genetic Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Psychiatric trauma An experience that is emotionally painful, distressful, or shocking and which may result in lasting mental…
- Bromine A brownish-red element that is a liquid at room temperature, dissolves in water, and has a bleach-like…
- Spastic dysphonia See: Spasmodic dysphonia