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Ectodermal dysplasia
A genetic disorder in which there is abnormal development of the skin and associated structures (the hair, nails, teeth, and sweat glands). The most dangerous problem occurs in cases with decreased sweating due to absence of the sweat…
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Show more- Microscopy, electron Too small a body. A child with microsomia has significant undergrowth. The prefix "micro-" is derived from…
- Deafness with goiter Deafness with goiter: See Pendred syndrome
- WBS Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Hybrid The word 'hybrid' has a number of different biomedical meanings. In transmission genetics, a hybrid is the…
- Zenker's diverticulum See: Zenker diverticulum
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura A blood disorder characterized by the destruction of blood platelets due to the presence of antiplatelet…
- Polyp colon family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Disease, Ramsay Hunt See: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT) A new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). EBCT, or…
- Stone, kidney Kidney stone: A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of…
- Directed DNA sequencing Successively sequencing DNA from adjacent stretches of a chromosome
- Sac, yolk See: Yolk sac