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Weaver syndrome
An overgrowth syndrome characterized by accelerated growth and advanced bone age (evident at birth), unusual craniofacial appearance, hoarse low-pitched cry, and hypertonia (increased muscle tone) with camptodactyly (inability to fully…
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Show more- Binocular 1. With both eyes, as in binocular vision.2. With two eyepieces, as in a binocular microscope
- Penetrance The likelihood a given gene will result in disease. For example, if half (50%) of the people with the…
- Minimal residual disease Evidence for the presence of residual malignant cells, even when so few cancer cells are present that they…
- Arrhythmias, ventricular Abnormal rapid heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that originate in the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- Eardrum The tympanic membrane of the ear, or tympanum, the membrane that separates the middle ear from the external…
- MRCP Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, an application of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to the…
- Lipoidosis, sphingomyelin Also called Niemann-Pick disease, this is a disorder of the metabolism of a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin…
- Mammogram Mammogram: An X-ray of the breast with the breast in a device that compresses and flattens it. There are two…
- Zona 1. A synonym for shingles. 2. Any zone or encircling area. 3. Any area with a specific boundary. Zona, Latin…
- Yawn Involuntary opening of the mouth, often caused by suggestion. Yawning is characterized by breathing first…
- Anaphia The inability to feel touch. From the Greek prefix an, not + Greek haphe, touch = inability to (feel) touch…
- Bundling A term employed by the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration) that refers to the inclusion of multiple…