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Hypermobility syndrome
Hypermobility syndrome: A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move beyond the normal range of motion). Symptoms include pains in knees, fingers, hips, and elbows. The affected joints may sprain or…
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- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…
- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Acronym for High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, the accumulation in the lungs of extravascular fluid (fluid…
- X inactivation The phenomenon in a female by which one X chromosome (either the maternally or paternally derived X) is…
- Left-handed In popular usage, the leg extends from the top of the thigh down to the foot. However, in medical…
- Immunocow A cow that has been genetically engineered to produce human antibodies. An immunocow, when challenged with an…
- Diploid The number of chromosomes in most cells of the body. This number is 46 in humans. It is naturally twice the…
- FCC In medicine, familial colorectal cancer (not the Federal Communications Commission)
- Dialysis machine Dialysis machine: A machine that filters a patient's blood to remove excess water and waste products when the…
- Fear of depths An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Diarrhea, traveler's Diarrhea illness associated with travel to a foreign country. Among the causes of traveler's diarrhea are…