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Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome
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Show more- Rosacea Rosacea: A chronic skin disease that affects the middle third of the face with persistent redness over the…
- Petasites vulgaris See: Butterbur
- Leishmaniasis, visceral See: Visceral leishmaniasis
- Paraplegia Paralysis of the lower part of the body including the legs. As in flaccid or spastic paraplegia. The suffix…
- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)
- Alkaptonuria Alkaptonuria: A genetic metabolic disorder due to deficiency of the enzyme homogentisic acid (HGA)…
- Infection, adenovirus Infection with one of a group of viruses responsible for a spectrum of respiratory disease as well as…
- Postmenopausal cervical kyphosis An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the…
- DRRS See: Okihiro syndrome
- Acute brain syndrome See: Delirium
- Tetrafluoroethylene A substance that is a possible carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) used in the production of polymers such as…
- Tachycardia, ventricular An abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle, one of the lower chambers of the heart…