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Clasped thumbs and mental retardation
A syndrome with the following characteristic features: (1) neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia (lack of speech); (2) limbs: adducted (clasped) thumbs, absent extensor pollicis longus and/or brevis muscles to the thumb, shuffling…
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- Loa loa The eye worm, a parasite that lives in humans and other primates. People contract the parasite when bitten by…
- Memory, working Short-term (recent) memory. Working memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information…
- Synuclein A family of structurally related proteins that are prominently expressed in the central nervous system. See…
- Cephal- Prefix indicating the head
- Pneumonic plague Infection of the lungs by Yersina pestis, the bacterial agent that causes the plague, a disease of animals…
- Pinworm infection Pinworm infection: An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally…
- Mastocytosis A condition characterized by infiltration of mast cells into the tissues of the body. Mast cells are…
- Tapeworm, pork Taenia solium
- Intracellular Within a cell. In contrast to extracellular, meaning outside a cell
- Sexual masochism Sexual masochism is a disorder in which individuals use sexual fantasies, urges or behaviors involving the…
- Xanthoma Yellowish firm nodules in the skin frequently indicating underlying disease, such as diabetes, disorder of…