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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)
An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other symptoms include arthritis, chest pain from inflammation of the lung cavity, and skin rashes. Between attacks, the patient seems…
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- Gyrus A convolution on the surface of a cerebral hemisphere caused by the infolding of the cerebral cortex. The…
- Tyrosinemia type II A metabolic genetic disease due to deficiency of the enzyme tyrosine transaminase. The disease is…
- Colon cancer risk See: Colon cancer family history
- Polyarteritis nodosa Polyarteritis nodosa: An autoimmune disease (immune system attacking its own body) characterized by…
- Transgenic Having genetic material (DNA) from another species. This term can be applied to an organism that has genes…
- Stickler syndrome A relatively common genetic disorder characterized by very flexible (hyperextensible) joints, typical facial…
- X-ray, lateral An X-ray picture taken from the side
- Autogenous Self-produced
- Mercaptopurine A drug that acts as an antimetabolite, interfering with the metabolism of purine bases and inhibiting the…
- Meter, pH See: pH meter
- Kiddie-cam See: Kiddie cam