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Gaucher disease, type 1
Gaucher disease, type 1: The most common and best known form of Gaucher disease. It affects the spleen, liver, and bone marrow and spares the brain. The symptoms include enlargement of the spleen (usually the first sign), anemia, low blood…
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Show more- Vein, pulmonary One of four vessels that carry aerated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. (The four are…
- Sac, amniotic Amniotic sac
- Ascaris The intestinal roundworm, a worm that lives in the small intestine. Infection with ascaris is the most common…
- Tendonitis, Achilles See: Achilles tendonitis
- Livedo reticularis A mottled purplish discoloration of the skin. Livedo reticularis can be a normal condition that is simply…
- T-8 cells T cells that express the CD8 transmembrane glycoprotein (CD8+ T cells). They close down the immune response…
- Sacroiliac joint pain : See sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
- Indian Health Service (IHS) A part of the U.S. Public Health Service within the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Indian…
- Clinical investigator A medical researcher who carries out a clinical trial or another type of clinical research
- Pelvic Having to do with the pelvis, the lower part of the abdomen, located between the hip bones
- Melanoma, benign A tumor of the melanocytes that is not cancerous
- Tick typhus Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the…