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Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal
Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal: A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of peroxisomes (cell structures that rid the body of toxic substances) in the cells of the liver…
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- Syndrome, Zellweger A genetic disorder, also called the cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) An enzyme that is normally present only in small amounts in the blood, but that may be found at higher…
- Quintan fever Fever: Quintan means recurring every 5 days, the characteristic duration of trench fever. Quintan or trench…
- System, autonomic nervous Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- H and P In common doctor language, H stands for history and P for physical. So H and P = the history and physical…
- Articulation 1. In speech, the production and use of speech sounds.2. In dentistry, the contact of the occlusal surfaces…
- Bone, blade Familiar term for the scapula, also called the shoulder blade or wing bone, the flat triangular bone at the…
- Heat syncope Sudden dizziness, feeling faint ans sometimes fainting experienced after exercising in the heat. The skin…
- Lipoproteins Complexes of lipid and protein, the way lipids travel in the blood. Cholesterol, a building block of the…
- Enterovirus A virus that enters the body through the gastrointestinal tract and thrives there, often moving on to attack…
- Disease, Binswanger A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white-matter of the brain causing loss of…