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De Lange syndrome
A relatively common birth defect syndrome with multiple malformations and mental retardation of unknown origin. de Lange syndrome is recognized by the presence of: > >Prenatal and postnatal growth retardation; >Delayed development and…
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Show more- Exacerbation A worsening. In medicine, exacerbation may refer to an increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and…
- Juvenile polyposis coli See: Juvenile polyposis
- Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism (an…
- African tick typhus One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…
- Stilling-Turk-Duane syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis: A relatively common disease that causes inflammation of the large intestine (the colon)…
- Fever blister A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…
- Muscle, central core disease of One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Gastroschisis A birth defect in which there is a separation in the abdominal wall. Through this opening protrudes part of…
- Motor neuron A neuron that sends electrical output signals to muscle neurons. Also called a motoneuron
- Exophthalmos Protruding eyeball. A common finding in hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone) of Graves disease
- Twilight sleep Sleep: A term applied to the combination of analgesia (pain relief) and amnesia (loss of memory) produced by…