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Disease, startle
A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction). This disorder was not recognized until 1962 when it was described by Drs. Kok and Bruyn as a disease with the onset at birth of…
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- Mule In the drug trade, a person who transports a drug by internally concealing it. Also called a body packer…
- Sinus barotrauma Sinus troubles, particularly with pain and a feeling of pressure, due to changing atmospheric pressures, as…
- Deer mouse A deceptively cute rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary…
- Cannabinoid A chemical compound in cannabis. or marijuana. Tetrahydrocannabinol is one of the cannabinoids
- Humidifier fever Fever: A form of sick building syndrome that usually develops on Monday or the first workday of the week. The…
- Gaucher disease, type 1 Gaucher disease, type 1: The most common and best known form of Gaucher disease. It affects the spleen…
- BMD (bone mass density) Abbreviation for bone mass density and the synonymous term, bone mineral density
- Nurse-midwifery The practice engaged in by a nurse-midwife
- Aneurysm, berry A berry aneurysm is a small outpouching (aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically occurs at the…
- Ortholog A gene in two or more species that has evolved from a common ancestor. Also called an orthologous gene
- Sclerose en plaques French for multiple sclerosis. Literally, sclerosis in plaques