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Progeny
The children and other descendants. For example one might say that the progeny of someone with a genetic (inherited) condition such as Huntington disease are themselves at risk for the disease. The word 'progeny' is the progeny of the…
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Show more- Colpocephaly A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the…
- History, social An account of a patient that puts his illness or behavior in context. It may include aspects of the patient's…
- Multiple daily injections Abbreviated MDI. Several shots every day as of insulin to provide tight control of blood sugar
- Ovarian remnant syndrome Pelvic pain due to leftover ovarian tissue after removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Ovarian remnant…
- Deficiency, selenium Lack of the essential mineral selenium, which can cause Keshan disease, a fatal form of cardiomyopathy…
- Choanal Pertaining to the choana, the passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. The choana is…
- Frequency, urinary Urinating too often, at too frequent intervals, not due to an unusually large volume of urine, but rather to…
- Thrombocytopenic purpura, acute See thrombocythemia.
- Simian crease A single transverse palmar crease, a minor variation associated with Down syndrome (trisomy 21). Also called…
- Talipes Clubfoot. The Latin word talipes was compounded from talus (ankle) + pes (foot) since, with the common…
- Acute leukemia Leukemia: Cancer of the white blood cells (leukemia) that characteristically comes on abruptly and, if not…
- Oligoarthritis Inflammation of four or fewer joints