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Sun poisoning
1. A nonscientific term sometimes used to refer to the serious and even potentially fatal symptoms of severe sunburn and accompanying dehydration. When used in this sense, sun poisoning is a medical emergency. Symptoms of sun poisoning…
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- MASA syndrome MASA stands for mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs. Features of the syndrome…
- Interleukin-3 A protein that stimulates the immune system to develop mast cells and bone-marrow cells. Abbreviated IL-3
- Achoo syndrome A disorder characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing provoked in a reflex fashion by the…
- Clay-shoveler's fracture An uncommon breakage of the spine of the vertebrae from the lower neck or upper back as a result of stress…
- Brachmann-de Lange syndrome See: de Lange syndrome
- Laryngeal stenosis Narrowing or constricting of the larynx, the voice box
- RNA interference Abbreviated RNAi. The introduction of double-stranded RNA into a cell to inhibit the expression of a gene…
- Extrafallopian A term meaning 'outside the fallopian tube.' There are two fallopian tubes in female mammals, including human…
- Node, atrioventricular The atrioventricular (AV) node is an electrical relay station between the atria (the upper) and the…
- Lymphoma, AIDS-related Lymphoid tumors that appear in people with AIDS, presumably due to immune- system impairment. Treatment is…
- Disease, Kok A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…