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Tylosis with esophageal cancer
A genetic disorder characterized by thickening (hyperkeratosis) of the palms and soles, white patches in the mouth (oral leukoplakia), and a very high risk of esophageal cancer. This is the only genetic syndrome known to predispose to…
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- Crohn's disease Crohn's disease: A chronic inflammatory disease, primarily involving the small and large intestine, but which…
- Spinal cord injury Spinal cord injury: Trauma or damage to the spinal cord, the major column of nerve tissue that is connected…
- MCPH1 Microcephalin 1
- Stanolone A semisynthetic analog of dihydrotestosterone
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute The largest private source of medical research funds in the United States. The Institute is one of the…
- Fracture, hangman's See: Hangman's fracture
- Xenotransplantation Transplantation from one species to a foreign one. The rationale for xenotransplantation has included the…
- Gynecologist A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs. The word 'gynecologist'…
- Y. pestis Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and…
- Percutaneous liver biopsy A liver biopsy that is done through the skin with a needle. A percutaneous liver biopsy is in contrast, for…