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Fish-odor syndrome
An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (TMA) in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with TMA may experience tachycardia (fast heart…
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- Blastomyces dermatitidis The fungus that causes a disease called blastomycosis
- Surgicenter A facility for minor surgery done on an outpatient basis; a facility designed to serve patients who need…
- Multisection computed tomography See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Anovulatory Not accompanied by ovulation, the release of an ovum (egg) from the ovary. For example, anovulatory…
- Drugs during pregnancy, dangerous A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogens halt the…
- Matricectomy The process of surgically, chemically, or electrically destroying all or part of the base nail portion called…
- Nanny A woman employed full-time to take care of one or more children in a family home. Nanny is the diminutive of…
- Yolk sac Not all yolk has to do with birds' eggs. Human embryos have a yolk sac, too. The human yolk sac is a membrane…
- Allopathy The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different…
- Mastocytoma A form of mastocytosis characterized by a benign nodular skin tumor infiltrated by mast cells. Usually…
- Albino A person with albinism. The term was first applied by the Portuguese to people in West Africa who may have…