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Syndrome, antiphospholipid antibody
An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal antibodies in the blood associated with abnormal blood clotting, migraine headaches, recurrent pregnancy losses (repeat spontaneous abortions), and low blood platelet counts…
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- Progressive cardiomyopathic lentiginosis See: LEOPARD syndrome
- Morton disease See: Morton's neuroma
- Paracentesis The removal of fluid from a body cavity using a needle, trocar, cannula, or other hollow instrument. A…
- Vein, pulmonary One of four vessels that carry aerated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. (The four are…
- Sylvius, aqueduct of A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Inheritance, multifactorial The type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than one genetic factor involved and, sometimes, when…
- Doppler ultrasound A form of ultrasound that can detect and measure blood flow. Doppler ultrasound depends on the Doppler…
- NIEHS Stands for National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- Transillumination The passing of a strong beam of light through a part of the body for medical inspection. A method of…
- ABCD rating A staging system for prostate cancer. See the Jewett staging system
- Exaggerated startle disease A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…