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Amyloidosis, hereditary
Amyloidosis, hereditary: A familial (inherited) disorder in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in one or more organ systems in the body. Hereditary amyloidosis is a relatively uncommon cause of amyloidosis. The more common forms…
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- FGFR3 Abbreviation for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. Mutations in the FGFR3 gene are known to cause three…
- Vein, femoral See: Femoral vein
- Emergency contraception The prevention of pregnancy after unprotected vaginal intercourse. Emergency contraception may use drugs…
- Tsutsugamushi disease A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with…
- Hallucinosis, musical See: Musical hallucination
- H. erectus See: Homo erectus
- Malrotated ear An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
- Ophthalmoplegia with ragged-red fibers See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Chronic fatigue syndrome See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia.
- DHF (dengue hemorrhagic fever) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Disorder, attention deficit (ADD) An inability to control behavior due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli. In November, 1998 the…