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Hypercholesterolemia
High blood cholesterol. This can be sporadic (with no family history) or familial. Familial hypercholesterolemia is the most common inherited type of hyperlipidemia (high lipid levels in blood). It predisposes to premature arteriosclerosis…
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- Small eye Also called microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe…
- Perinatal Pertaining to the period immediately before and after birth. The perinatal period is defined in diverse ways…
- Chromosome A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized…
- Manic-depressive disease See manic-depression
- Laryngeal palsy Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
- Cerebral fornix An arching fibrous band in the brain connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. (The cerebrum is the largest…
- Ear piercing The practice of using a needle or needle gun to make holes through the ear lobe or other parts of the ear for…
- Goiter, toxic multinodular Condition in which the thyroid gland contains multiple lumps (nodules) that are overactive and produce excess…
- PA-C Physician Assistant - Certified
- F (symbol) A much used symbol, F stands for fractional concentration; free energy; Fahrenheit; visual field; fluorine…