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Cirrhosis and gray matter degeneration
Bral gray matter, Alpers: A progressive disease of the nervous system characterized by spasticity (tightness), myoclonus and dementia and by liver problems with jaundice and cirrhosis. This disorder, first described by Alpers in 1931 as…
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- Juncture In anatomy, a place where two or more structures join; a joint. From the Latin jungere, to join
- Hormone, thyroid stimulating (TSH) A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…
- Microembolus An embolus of microscopic size. For example, a tiny blood clot or little clump of bacteria. Like any embolus…
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex A blistering skin condition usually inherited as an autosomal dominant disease. The faulty genes are those…
- Albinism, oculocutaneous An hereditary disorder characterized by deficiency of the pigment melanin in the eyes, skin and hair. The…
- Recent memory Short-term memory. Also called working memory. Recent memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing…
- Genome, Arabidopsis thaliana See: Arabidopsis thaliana genome
- Trichomonas A single-celled protozoan parasite best known in medicine because one species causes vaginitis (vaginal…
- Carbon monoxide poisoning Poisoning with carbon monoxide, a tasteless odorless gas that is a byproduct of combustion. Carbon monoxide…
- XYY syndrome A chromosomal disorder that affects males only, caused by the presence of an extra Y chromosome. Symptoms may…
- Dys- Speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to produce (difficult to understand). The…