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Mitochondrial cytopathy, Kearns-Sayre type
See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
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- CWD Chronic wasting disease
- Cancer, uterus See: Uterine cancer
- Water hammer pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Tassinari syndrome Taste belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins…
- Hepatitis C PCR See: HCV PCR
- Thalidomide baby An infant affected by prenatal exposure to the drug thalidomide. This medication was prescribed to pregnant…
- Hemophilia carrier A female carrying a mutant gene for hemophilia on one of her two X chromosomes and a normal allele on her…
- Scleredema A dermatologic disorder characterized by hardening and thickening of the skin, typically over the face, neck…
- Fever, Philippine hemorrhagic A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Tacrolimus Tacrolimus: A drug that suppresses the immune system and prevents transplant rejection. The drug acts by…