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Chorea
Ceaseless rapid complex body movements that look well coordinated and purposeful but are, in fact, involuntary. Chorea was thought suggestive of a grotesque dance. The term 'chorea' is derived from the Greek word 'choreia' for dancing (as…
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Show more- Familial dysautonomia A genetic disorder of the autonomic nervous system, affecting especially Ashkenazi Jewish children. Familial…
- Surgery, elective Surgery that is subject to choice (election). The choice may be made by the patient or doctor. For example…
- Blood sugar Blood glucose. See also: High blood sugar; Low blood sugar
- Gland 1. A group of cells that secrete a substance for use in the body. For example, the thyroid gland. 2. A group…
- Cranial nerve XI The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Plyometrics Any exercise in which muscles are repeatedly and rapidly stretched ('loaded') and then contracted (as in…
- Skin graft, porcine A skin graft in which pig skin is used. Like grafts from human donors, porcine grafts are usually just a…
- Berzelius See: Berzelius, Jons Jacob
- Melanoma, benign A tumor of the melanocytes that is not cancerous
- Trait, sickle cell A person who possess one copy of the gene for sickle cell anemia. This person carries the gene but does not…
- HIV test A test for the human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS. HIV tests are designed to detect antibodies…
- GLA 1. Alpha-galactosidase A, the enzyme that is deficient in Fabry disease.2. Gamma-linolenic acid, an essential…