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Familial mental retardation 1
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Show more- Delusional parasitosis Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles.
- Osteochondrosis Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Bevacizumab Generic name for a monoclonal antibody anticancer drug. See: Avastin
- Differential white cell count The proportions of the different types of white cells in the blood, usually split into the different types of…
- Rubella syndrome The constellation of abnormalities caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) virus before birth…
- Intrastromal corneal ring A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Menetrier's disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) An enzyme that is normally present only in small amounts in the blood, but that may be found at higher…
- Tag, preauricular A common minor anomaly, this is a rudimentary tag of ear tissue. It often contains a core of cartilage. The…
- Axon A long fiber of a nerve cell (a neuron) that acts somewhat like a fiber-optic cable carrying outgoing…
- Rubor Redness, one of the four classic signs of inflammation (together with dolor, calor, and tumor). From the…
- Skin graft, split-thickness A graft technique in which sheets of skin containing the epidermis and part of the dermis are used