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Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease
Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease is a kidney condition associated with long-standing diabetes. It affects the network of tiny blood vessels (the microvasculature) in the glomerulus, a key structure in the…
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Show more- Myoclonus A condition of abnormal contraction of muscles or portions of muscles.
- Acid, amino One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function…
- Aer-, aero- Prefix indicating a problem due to air or gas, such as aerogastria (excess stomach gas.
- Sprained ankle Sprained ankle: See: Ankle sprain.
- Beef tapeworm Taenia saginata, the most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted from infected raw…
- Anastrozole An oral antiestrogen. Anastrozole inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the…
- Histoplasmosis A disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Most people with histoplasmosis have no symptoms…
- Oligonucleotide probe A short sequence of nucleotides synthesized to match a region where a mutation is known to occur and then…
- Bruit A sound, especially an abnormal one. A bruit may be heard over an artery or vascular channel, reflecting…
- Bowel Another name for the intestine. The small bowel and the large bowel are the small intestine and large…
- Bone, breast Breast: Familiar name for what is medically termed the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front…
- SHP Schonlein-Henoch purpura