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Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS)
A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by at least 2 of the following 3 findings: hypoparathyroidism -- underfunction of the parathyroid glands which control calcium…
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Show more- Wasting 1. Gradual loss (for example, of weight), deterioration, emaciation. As in a wasting disease. 2. Excessive…
- Myocardium The heart muscle.
- Pediatric UTI See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Genitalia, female external See: Female external genitalia
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- System, autonomic nervous Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- Radiation, background See: Background radiation
- Pons A specific section of the brain formed by the rounded prominence on the front surface of the brainstem. (The…
- C-reactive protein A plasma protein that rises in the blood with the inflammation from certain conditions. C-reactive protein…
- Adverse effect A harmful or abnormal result. An adverse effect may be caused by administration of a medication or by…
- Ig Abbreviation for immunoglobulin, a protein produced by plasma cells and lymphocytes. Immunoglobulins are an…
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