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Tyrosinemia
A genetic disorder involving the metabolism of the amino acid tyrosine characterized by abnormally high levels of tyrosine in blood (hypertyrosinemia) and urine (tyrosinuria). There are several different forms of tyrosinemia. The classic…
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- Renal Having to do with the kidney. From the Latin renes (the kidneys), which gave the French les reins which mean…
- Paul C. Lauterbur See: Lauterbur, Paul C.
- Vrolik's disease Osteogenesis imperfecta type II, an inherited connective tissue disorder with very severe bone fragility, the…
- Bergstrom, Sune K (1916-2004) Swedish physician and scientist who was awarded the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in…
- Body surface area BSA. The total suface area of the human body. The BSA is used in many measurements in medicine, including the…
- Fiber, elastic See: Elastic fiber
- Cystine transport disease Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a…
- ODD syndrome Oculodentodigital dysplasia
- Quack 1) A practitioner who suggests the use of substances or devices for the prevention or treatment of disease…
- Vein, hepatic One of the veins which drains blood from the liver
- Hormone, T3 Triiodothyronine, a thyroid hormone. The number 3 is usually in subscript