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Darier disease
A genetic skin disease characterized by slowly progressive hardening of the skin (keratoses) around the hair follicles. This disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is due to mutation in a gene called ATP2A2 on chromosome…
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Show more- Dyslexia Dyslexia: A specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols…
- Goldenhar syndrome Congenital malformation of the jaw, cheek and ear associated with vertebral defects. There is deformity of…
- Stargardt disease An hereditary eye disease that is one of the most frequent causes of macular degeneration in childhood. (The…
- Hepatosplenomegaly Enlargement of the liver and spleen. The word 'hepatosplenomegaly' is compounded from Greek roots: 'hepato-'…
- Granuloma, swimming pool Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Fear of feces El waste): An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety…
- Myometrium The muscular outer layer of the uterus.
- Therapy, family See: Family therapy
- PUBS (percutaneous umbilical blood sampling) In PUBS, a needle is inserted through the mother's abdominal wall and the uterine wall and usually blood is…
- Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy See: Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
- Learning problem See: Learning disability
- Epicondylitis, lateral See: Tennis elbow