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Timothy syndrome
A childhood disorder characterized by severe cardiac arrhythmia, syndactyly (webbing) of the fingers and toes, congenital heart disease, intermittent hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), cognitive abnormalities and autism. The syndrome is due…
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Show more- Transplant, lung The first lung transplant was done by the American surgeon James Hardy (1918-) in 1964.
- NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- Cannonball pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Thyroiditis, subacute Subacute Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland after a viral illness. NTER>
- Hepatitis C virus A single-stranded RNA virus in the Flaviviridae family that causes hepatitis C. Abbreviated HCV. The HCV…
- PARK2 Familial Parkinson disease type 2
- Interleukins Substances used in biological therapy. Interleukins stimulate the growth and activities of certain kinds of…
- Necrotic Synonymous with dead. Necrotic tissue is dead tissue.
- Cardiac transplant See: Heart transplant
- Retinal vasculitis Vasculitis: The retina is the portion of the eye that contains the nerves of sensation that perceive light…
- Stereotaxis Use of a computer and scanning devices to create three-dimensional pictures. This method can be used to…
- Ear, low-set A minor anomaly involving an ear situated down below its normal location. Technically, the ear is low-set…