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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
An overgrowth syndrome, whose clinical manifestations typically include macrosomia (large body size), macroglossia (large tongue), omphalocele (exomphalos), organomegaly (enlarged organs), hemihypertrophy (overgrowth of one side of the…
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Show more- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia An acute (sudden onset), rapidly progressing form of leukemia that is characterized by the presence in the…
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) A human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta. Human chorionic gonadotropin…
- Brachial neuritis Inflammation of nerves in the arm causing muscle weakness and pain
- Mediterranean Fever Fever: A inherited disorder of unknown cause featuring short recurring bouts of fever together with pain in…
- Biotechnology The fusion of biology and technology. Biotechnology is the application of biological techniques to product…
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: Abbreviated as DISH. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a…
- Infection, yeast Infection due to fungal organisms which have the characteristic of being single-celled, usually rounded and…
- Otitis Inflammation of the ear. Depending upon which part of the ear is inflammed, there is otitis externa, otitis…
- SPECT scan Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates…
- Fear of the dark Pathological fear of the dark, an abnormal and persistent dread of the dark. Sufferers experience undue…
- Syndrome, Alport See: Alport syndrome
- Vertebrae, coccygeal The coccyx, the small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine near the anus, is made up of 3-5 (average of…