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Danlos syndrome
Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), this is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint hypermobility (loose joints), skin laxity, and weakness of tissues. There are a number of different Ehlers-Danlos syndromes which…
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Show more- Nurse 1) A person trained, licensed, or skilled in nursing. 2) To feed an infant at the breast
- Disruption sequence The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as…
- IPV Abbreviation for intelligence quotient, an attempt to measure the intelligence of someone. The IQ score is…
- Change, single base A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Asymptomatic Without symptoms. For example, an asymptomatic infection is an infection with no symptoms
- Cradlecam See: Kiddie cam
- Test, PSA See: PSA
- Medical school syndrome A form of acute hypochondriasis that affects most people in training to be a physician. For example, when…
- HHV-5 Human herpesvirus 5. See cytomegalovirus.
- AIH (artificial insemination by husband) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Lightning injuries A sensation of flashing lights is created when the vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the…
- Morton's neuroma Morton's neuroma: A swollen inflamed nerve in the ball of the foot, usually between the base of the second…