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Ollier disease
A condition characterized by multiple enchondromas -- benign masses of cartilage growing within bones. An enchondroma can deform and shorten a limb and predispose to a fracture at the site. The disorder can be caused by a mutation in the…
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- Rickets, vitamin D resistant A rickets-like condition caused by an inborn defect of metabolism, usually in males. Vitamin D cannot be…
- Computer addiction A disorder in which the individual turns to the Internet or plays computer games in an attempt to change…
- Renal cell carcinoma Cancer that develops in the lining of the renal tubules, which filter the blood and produce the urine. Also…
- Ovariectomy The removal of one or both ovaries. Also called an oophorectomy
- Turbinectomy Removal of a turbinate bone. The turbinate is a bone in the nose; it is an extension of the ethmoid bone, is…
- Biallelic Pertaining to both alleles (both alternative forms of a gene). For example, biallelic mutations in the gene…
- Nat'l Center for Complementary & Alternative Med. Ne: Abbreviated NCCAM. A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this center 'conducts and supports…
- Corneal Pertaining to the cornea, the clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye
- Transverse myelitis A disease of the spinal cord in which there is demyelination (erosion of the myelin sheath that normally…
- Reactive oxygen species Species such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radical. At low levels, these species may…
- Absolute neutrophil count The real number of white blood cells (WBCs) that are neutrophils. The absolute neutrophil count is commonly…