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Dystrophy, cone
A disease of the cones, the specialized light-sensitive cells that act as photoreceptors in the retina of the eye, providing sharp central vision and color vision. The cone dystrophies are a form of genetic macular degeneration…
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- Female orgasmic dysfunction Failure of a female to achieve an orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse. This disorder can originate in…
- Seborrheic keratosis See: Keratosis, seborrheic
- Disease, Kikuchi A disorder that typically causes 'swollen glands' in the neck (cervical lymphadeniopathy) together with fever…
- Bar graph A visual display using bars to represent the relative size of different categories of a variable, with each…
- Oxyuris A group of intestinal worms that includes pinworm.
- Axon A long fiber of a nerve cell (a neuron) that acts somewhat like a fiber-optic cable carrying outgoing…
- Failure to thrive (FTT) Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is no official…
- Thrombocytopenic purpura, acute See thrombocythemia.
- Caps Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been…
- Iron deficiency anemia Anemia: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia…
- HDL cholesterol Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…