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Pagon syndrome
Congenital anemia with spinocerebellar ataxia (wobbliness). The anemia is characterized by sideroblasts (iron-rich ancestors of red blood cells). The spinocerebellar ataxia becomes evident by 1 year of age. The syndrome is inherited in an…
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- Nematodes Roundworms.
- Genome, Saccharomyces cerevisiae The genome of the bacterium that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA…
- Tenosynovitis, De Quervain's 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example…
- Health, public >The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk to identify health…
- Othello psychosis See: Othello syndrome
- Exophthalmos Protruding eyeball. A common finding in hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone) of Graves disease
- Chromatophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of money. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Bursal Pertaining to a bursa
- Varum See: Varus
- Blood-thinner A common name for an anticoagulant agent used to prevent the formation of blood clots. Blood-thinners do not…
- MST A multiple subpial transection (MST) is a procedure is used to help control seizures that begin in areas of…