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Fetal alcohol effects (FAE)
A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1. The person has some signs of FAS; 2. The person does not meet all of the necessary criteria for FAS; and 3. There is a history of…
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Show more- Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) The presence of AFP, a plasma protein normally produced by the fetus, in the mother's blood. MSAFP serves as…
- Cell, fat A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that…
- Water on the brain Known medically as 'hydrocephalus', this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the…
- Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle One of a group of diseases that may begin in childhood or later with slowly progressive weakness and wasting…
- Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase See:AANAT
- CSF 1. Cerebrospinal fluid.2. Colony-stimulating factor
- Allergic conjunctivitis Inflammation of the whites of the eyes (the conjunctivae) with itching and redness of the eyes and tearing…
- Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem)…
- Poly1 isomerase An enzyme also known as Pin1. See: Pin1
- Annexin V Annexin V is the cause of a syndrome called the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome with abnormal blood…
- Cranial bone Part of the top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal…
- Endocrinology The study of hormones, their receptors, the intracellular signalling pathways they invoke, and the diseases…