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- Fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome: The sum total of the damage done to the child before birth as a result of the mother…
- Polyneuritis, acute idiopathic Also known as the Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder characterized by progressive symmetrical paralysis and…
- Shoulder dislocation Displacement of the ball of the shoulder joint (the top rounded portion of the upper arm bone, or humerus)…
- Ventricular arrhythmias Abnormal rapid heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that originate in the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome Syndrome: A genetic disorder characterized by very small stature, cerebellar ataxia (wobbliness), cataracts…
- Diagnosis, differential The process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases possibly accounting for…
- Fetal vaccinia See Congenital vaccinia
- Interleukin-4 A protein that stimulates the immune system to develop mast cells, resting T-cells, and activated B-cells…
- TPH2 Tryptophan hydroxylase 2, also known as neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (NTPH), the key rate-limiting enzyme…
- CoQ10 See: Coenzyme Q10
- Bronchitis Bronchitis: Inflammation and swelling of the bronchi. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Chronic bronchitis…