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Disease, Huntington
An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an 'adult-onset' disease (as is usually the case), we have seen children with full-blown Huntington disease. Huntington disease…
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Show more- ABR (auditory brainstem response) Abbreviation for auditory brainstem response. See: ABR test
- Parietal Adjective from the Latin 'parietalis' meaning 'belonging to the wall' that the ancient anatomists used to…
- Protein malnutrition Insufficient intake of nitrogen-containing food (protein) to maintain a nitrogen balance or nitrogen…
- Cancer of the appendix See: Appendix cancer
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis.
- Gay suicide risk Suicide risk: High rates of suicide have consistently been reported among homosexuals, particularly among…
- Mastoid The rounded protrusion of bone just behind the ear once thought to look like the breast. The word comes from…
- Genetic code The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein. A, T, G, and C are the…
- Melorheostosis A rare bone condition that usually begins in childhood characterized by thickening of the bones (sclerosis)…
- Fear of fur An abnormal and persistent fear of fur is called doraphobia. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals…
- Sphenopalatine neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Cryotherapy Cryotherapy: Literally, 'cold therapy.' Cryotherapy, sometimes referred to as cryosurgery, is a procedure…