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Pompe disease
A genetic (inherited) deficiency of an enzyme called acid alpha glucosidase. This enzyme helps the body break down glycogen, a complex carbohydrate that is converted to glucose for energy. Without the enzyme, glycogen builds up in the…
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Show more- Scarlet fever Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Crown 1. In dentistry, the portion of the tooth that is covered by enamel. 2. Also in dentistry, a type of…
- Attention getting Attention getting is not a simple automatic act. It requires complex active thought processing. The types of…
- Coeval Of the same or equal age or duration. For example, the two elderly men were coeval with one another. Coeval…
- Shots, allergy Known medically as allergy desensitization or allergy immunotherapy, the injections are designed to stimulate…
- Transformation, genetic A process by which the genetic material carried by an individual cell is altered by the incorporation of…
- Mucous Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body. 'Mucus' without an 'o'…
- Progressive cardiomyopathic lentiginosis See: LEOPARD syndrome
- Hemoglobin S The most common type of abnormal hemoglobin and the basis of sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia…
- DM1 Type 1 myotonic dystrophy. See: Myotonic dystrophy
- Sabulous Sandy or gritty. For example, the sludge in bile may be sabulous. And the stony sediment in urine may be…
- Women's hospital A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of…