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Syndrome, Tourette
Syndrome, Tourette: A tic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic vocal and motor tics, probably based on differences in or damage to the basal ganglia of the brain. Tourette syndrome usually emerges between the ages of 6 and 18…
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Show more- Vestibulocochlear nerve A nerve that is responsible for the sense of hearing and which is also pertinent to balance, to the body…
- Alveoli The plural of alveolus. The alveoli are tiny air sacs within the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and…
- Hyperexplexia A genetic disorder in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction). This disorder was not…
- Study, cross-sectional A study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study a disease such as AIDS might…
- Syndrome, Cornelia de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
- CA 1. Short (and slang) for cancer and carcinoma.2. Abbreviation for cardiac arrest; chronological age; coronary…
- Automatic seizure A form of complex partial seizure characterized by automatisms, which are unconscious movements that may…
- Toilet 1. In medicine, cleansing of a wound and the skin around it. 2. In obstetrics, cleansing of a woman just…
- Proteomics The study of the proteome, the complete set of proteins produced by a species, using the technologies of…
- Deletion Loss of a segment of DNA from a chromosome (and hence from the genome). The first human chromosome deletion…
- Biochemistry The chemistry of biology, the application of the tools and concepts of chemistry to living systems…
- Syndrome, acute respiratory distress Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS