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Metabonomics
The study of metabolic responses to drugs, environmental changes and diseases. Metabonomics is an extension of genomics (concerned with DNA) and proteomics (concerned with proteins). Following on the heels of genomics and proteomics…
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- Fever, familial Mediterranean (FMF) An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB Sanfilippo syndrome due to deficiency of the enzyme alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase. See also…
- Donald Fredrickson See: Fredrickson, Donald
- Hypotonia Decreased tone of skeletal muscles. In a word, floppiness. Hypotonia is a common finding in cerebral palsy…
- Aggressive In oncology, quickly growing, tending to spread rapidly. As, for example, an aggressive tumor
- Fear of water An abnormal and persistent fear of water. Sufferers of aquaphobia experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Physician discontent Dissatisfaction with medical practice. Physician discontent increased substantially in the last quarter of…
- Actinomycetes A group of gram-positive bacteria (order Actinomycetales) that produce various bioactive agents including…
- Vasculitis, allergic Vasculitis, allergic: A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by…
- Hyperextensible Unusually capable of being extended and stretched. Hyperextensible skin is a feature of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Hotel-Dieu A name often given to a hospital in France during the Middle Ages. Hotel-Dieu literally means the hotel (of)…