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Motulsky dye test
A test for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), a cause of anemia and the most common enzyme defect known to be responsible for human disease. Persons with G6PD deficiency develop anemia because of the breakup of their red…
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- Macroglossia Enlarged tongue. Macroglossia is sometimes said to be associated with Down syndrome, but in that disorder the…
- Granular leukocyte >Neutrophils have 'neutral' subtle granules; >Eosinophils have prominent granules that stain readily with the…
- Torticollis The most common of the focal dystonias, torticollis is a state of excessive of inadequate muscle tone in the…
- Hodgkin disease British crystallographer and Nobel Prize winner (1910-1994). Dorothy Crowfoot, as she was born, was educated…
- Failure, heart Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure of the heart to pump…
- Trachea A tube-like portion of the breathing or 'respiratory' tract that connects the 'voice box' (larynx) with the…
- Cystinosis A genetic disease characterized by the widespread deposition of the amino acid cystine in cells due to a…
- Mediastinotomy A procedure in which the doctor inserts a tube into the chest to view the organs in the mediastinum. The tube…
- Cholangiogram A radiologic procedure used to look at the gallbladder and bile ducts. See also: Intravenous cholangiogram.
- Retinopathy, arteriosclerotic See: Arteriosclerotic retinopathy
- Prominentia laryngea The prominence of the larynx, more commonly known as the Adam's apple. This familiar feature in front of the…