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Syndrome, Brachmann-de Lange
See: de Lange syndrome
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- Thymine (T) One member of the base pair A-T (adenine-thymine) in DNA.
- Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A Abbreviated as PAPPA or PAPP-A. A large zinc-binding protein that acts as an enzyme, specifically a…
- Nerve, first cranial The first cranial nerve is the olfactory nerve, the nerve that carries impulses for the sense of smell from…
- Connective tissue disease, heritable See: Heritable connective tissue disease
- Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave See: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- Pressor Causing a rise in blood pressure. A pressor base is a substance (chemically classified as a base) capable of…
- Ampulla In anatomy, a sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct. The ampulla of Vater is the enlargement of the ducts…
- Tongue tie A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the…
- Fear of pleasure An abnormal, excessive, and persistent fear of pleasure. Sufferers with this most puritanical of phobias…
- Encopresis Encopresis: Inability to control the elimination of stool (fecal incontinence). Encopresis can have a variety…
- Cirrhosis and gray matter degeneration Bral gray matter, Alpers: A progressive disease of the nervous system characterized by spasticity…