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Apert syndrome acrocephalosyndactyly
An inherited disorder causing abnormalities of the skull, face and hands and feet. There is premature closure of some of the sutures of the skull (craniosynostosis) resulting in an abnormally shaped head (which is unusually tall but short…
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Show more- Synaptonemal complex A protein structure that forms between two homologous chromosomes during meiosis and that is thought to…
- Urine infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Albinism and hemorrhagic diathesis Pigmented reticuloendothelial cells: See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease A hip disorder in children due to interruption of the blood supply to the head of the femur (the ball in the…
- Epilepsy, temporal-lobe Epilepsy that is characterized by abnormal electrical activity in the temporal lobe of the brain. This…
- Coughing syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- C1 (cervical vertebra) C1 is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is…
- Leukocytosis Increase in the number of white blood cells.
- Alpha-1 Short for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Dysphonia, spasmodic See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- ADA deficiency Lack of normal adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity, a genetic (inherited) condition causing one form of severe…
- Sepsis Commonly called a 'blood stream infection.' The presence of bacteria (bacteremia) or other infectious…