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Body cell mass
The total mass of all the cellular elements in the body which constitute all the metabolically active tissue of the body. There is depletion of the body cell mass (BCM) that is characteristic of wasting of the body common with chronic…
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- Syndrome, hemolytic uremic See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.
- Hot flashes A sudden wave of mild or intense body heat caused by rushes of hormonal changes resulting from decreased…
- Gorlin syndrome Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…
- Zinc-finger protein See: Zinc finger
- Adenoidectomy Adenoidectomy: The surgical removal of the adenoids.
- Manic-depression Alternating moods of abnormal highs (mania) and lows (depression). Called bipolar disease because of the…
- Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Hyperhidrosis, palmoplantar See: Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis
- Pancreatitis, acute See: Acute pancreatitis
- Varicocele A common scrotal condition characterized by elongation and enlargement of the network of veins leaving the…