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Lennox syndrome
A severe form of epilepsy that is characterized by the onset in early childhood of frequent seizures of multiple types, developmental delay, a particular brain wave pattern (a slow spike-and-wave pattern), and behavioral disturbances with…
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- Fever, dumdum Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs)…
- Nail dysgenesis and hypodontia A genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of the nails (nail dysgenesis) and the absence of several…
- Cardiac tamponade A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of blood or other fluid inside the…
- Wheat weevil See: Granary weevil
- Clitoral amputation A surgical procedure in which all or part of the clitoris and sometimes also the labia are removed. Clitoral…
- Dissection, aortic See: Aortic dissection
- Cognitive science Cognitive science is the study of the mind. It is an interdisciplinary science that draws upon many fields…
- Crick, Francis British biologist (1916-2004) who shared the 1962 Nobel prize in Medicine and Physiology with James Watson…
- Cerebral Pertaining to the brain, the cerebrum or the intellect. The word 'cerebral' was borrowed directly from the…
- David-Stickler syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- AMS (acute mountain sickness) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect on the body of being in a high altitude environment. AMS is…