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Paterson-Kelly syndrome
See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
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- Stickler syndrome, type III See: Stickler syndrome
- Thyrocalcitonin A hormone, also called calcitonin, produced by the thyroid gland that lowers the levels of calcium and…
- Transsexualism A consistently strong desire to change one's anatomical gender. Some transsexuals were misassigned gender at…
- Leukemia, blastic phase of Leukemia, blastic phase of: A stage in which 30 percent or more of the cells in the bone marrow or blood are…
- Inferior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and delivers it to the right…
- Microchimerism The presence of two genetically distinct and separately derived populations of cells, one population being at…
- Male organs of reproduction >The male external genitalia -- the penis, the male urethra, and the scrotum; and >The male internal…
- Cachectic Having cachexia, physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass due to disease. Patients with advanced…
- Monogenic Pertaining to one gene. As opposed to polygenic
- Urothelium The lining of the ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra. NTER>