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Syndrome, Hermansky-Pudlak (HPS)
See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
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- Sympathetic nervous system A part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise…
- Separation anxiety disorder Excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or from those to whom a child is attached. The child may…
- Indicate In medicine, to make a treatment or procedure advisable because of a particular condition or circumstance…
- Tear gland The gland that makes tears. An abnormality of the tear glands can impair the production of the tears and lead…
- Hypertrophic Exhibiting hypertrophy (enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to increased size of…
- Wildervanck syndrome A syndrome characterized by the combination of congenital deafness, Duane syndrome (eye retraction), and…
- Contact dermatitis A skin condition caused by contact between skin and some substance. Includes irritant contact dermatitis (a…
- Jejunal Having to do with the jejunum.
- Syncope, heat Sudden dizziness or fainting experienced after exercising in the heat. The skin appears pale and sweaty but…
- Cholesterol ester transfer protein A protein that helps regulate the size of cholesterol particles and influence the process of atherogenesis…