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Syndrome, fragile X
The most common heritable form of mental retardation, occurring in about one in two thousand males and a smaller percentage of females. Characteristics of Fragile X syndrome in boys include prominent or long ears, a long face, delayed…
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Show more- Idiopathic scoliosis A "wastepaper basket" for those cases of immune thrombocytopenic purpura whose cause is still unknown. See…
- Septuagenarian Someone in his or her seventies. See also: Age by decade
- Mantoux test A skin test for tuberculosis, named for the French physician Charles Mantoux (1877-1947). See: Tuberculin
- Aristolochia fangchi A Chinese herb that is injurious to the kidney and is also associated with an increased risk of cancer of the…
- Eye, lazy See: Lazy eye
- Leukemia, acute myeloid Leukemia, acute myeloid: A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature…
- Marshall-Smith syndrome A disorder characterized by advanced bone age at birth, broad forehead, prominent eyes, and small chin. There…
- Anomic aphasia See Anomia
- Trigeminal nerve The trigeminal nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and the motor nerve…
- Medigap policy In the US, a Medicare supplement insurance policy sold by private insurance companies to fill 'gaps' in…
- Nurse practitioner A registered nurse (RN) who has completed an advanced training program in a medical specialty such as…
- Deficiency, GALT Lack of the enzyme called GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase) which causes the genetic metabolic…