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Edema, hereditary angioneurotic
Edema, hereditary angioneurotic: A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born lacking an inhibitor protein (called C1 esterase inhibitor) that normally prevents activation of…
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- Cardiac myxoma A benign tumor of the heart and the most common type of heart tumor in adults. Cardiac myxomas can appear in…
- Ribosomal RNA A molecular component of a ribosome, the cell's essential protein factory. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) fabricates…
- CME Stands for Continuing Medical Education. CME programs are intended, literally, to continue the medical…
- Wet lung See: ARDS
- Orgasmic inhibition See: Anorgasmia
- Metrorrhagia Uterine bleeding at irregular intervals, particularly between the expected menstrual periods. Metrorrhagia…
- Recombinant clones Clones containing recombinant DNA molecules.
- Sly syndrome A disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism characterized by short stature, coarsening of the facial…
- Lysine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, lysine is present in…
- Syndrome, Landau-Kleffner See Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Shin spot A light brown or reddish oval or round scaly patch on the skin of the shin. Shin spots can be due to…