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Phenylketonuria, maternal
See Maternal phenylketonuria
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- Zomig Brand name for zolmitriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine
- Cranial nerve IX The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Junctional epidermolysis bullosa A blistering skin condition inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, due to mutation of a gene that…
- DSM Abbreviation for the 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,' a comprehensive classification…
- Laparotomy An operation to open the abdomen. The word 'laparotomy' was first used to designate this operation in 1878 by…
- Tophaceous gout A chronic form of gout. Nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft tissue…
- Drugs, teratogenic A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogens halt the…