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Familial eosinophilia
An autosomal dominant condition characterized by an abnormally high level of eosinophils in the blood. Despite the prolonged eosinophilia, there may be no symptoms. The gene for familial eosinophilia, called EOS, has been mapped to…
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- PNL (percutaneous nephrolithotripsy) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- OCP Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
- Pancytopenia A shortage of all types of blood cells, including red and white blood cells as well as platelets.
- B. burgdorferi Short for Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease. Once the full name of a bacterium has been given…
- Wormwood The essence of absinthe, an emerald-green liqueur flavored with extracts of the wormwood plant, licorice and…
- Lymphadenitis, regional Cat scratch disease, a mild flu-like infection, with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) and mild fever of…
- Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal: A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized…
- Da Vinci, Leonardo The father of anatomic art. The architect, scientist, engineer, inventor, poet, sculptor and painter…
- Chromosome 5q- syndrome A blood disorder due to the loss of part of the long (q) arm of chromosome 5 in myeloid (bone marrow) cells…
- Neuroma, acoustic A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Global Initiativ See: GOLD