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GALT deficiency
Lack of the enzyme called GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase) which causes the genetic metabolic disease galactosemia, one of the diseases in many newborn screening panels. The disease can be fatal, if undetected. If detected…
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Show more- Cheek The side of the face forming the side wall of the mouth. The cheek bone is part of the temporal bone of the…
- Cholecyst The gallbladder. The word cholecyst is not much used today but it figures into a number of other terms to do…
- Antifungal agent A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Single-blind Term used to described a study in which either the investigator or the participant, but not both of them, is…
- Medifast diet The Medifast diet is a low-fat, low-calorie weight loss plan based upon the consumption of specific foods and…
- Abbreviations, prescription A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…
- Chin Medically, the mentum. The lower portion of the face below the lower lip including the prominence of the…
- Taeniasis Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located…
- Yard In length, 3 feet or 36 inches or, metrically, 91.44 centimeters. The yard, along with the foot and inch, are…
- Bronchospasm, exercise-induced Also called exercise-induced asthma, this is asthma that is triggered by vigorous physical activity…
- Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter White matter: An inherited brain disease that occurs mainly in children. and follows a chronic progressive…
- RCT Randomized controlled trial