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Progeria
A rare genetic disorder that causes children to age prematurely. The classic type of childhood progeria is Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, which is commonly referred to as progeria. It is characterized by dwarfism, baldness, pinched nose…
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Show more- Ethmoid bone An irregularly shaped, spongy bone that provides the floor of the front part of the skull and the roof of the…
- Spot, histo See: Histo spot
- Acid, nucleic One of the molecules in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that plays a central role in the storage…
- Fever with renal syndrome, hemorrhagic A set of diseases, also known as hemorrhagic fever, characterized by the abrupt onset of high fever and…
- Receptor 1. In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and…
- Hypermobility syndrome Hypermobility syndrome: A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move…
- MTX Abbreviation for methotrexate
- Flavivirus encephalitis Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) due to a flavivirus, a virus transmitted by a mosquito or tick…
- Great Plague The 'Great Plague' that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. The plague…
- Bifid Cleft (split) in two. See, for example, bifid uvula
- Succumb To lose the will to oppose something or to give up and accept something that you first opposed. In the…
- Coprophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of coprophobia experience anxiety even…