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Stickler syndrome, type I. See: Stickler syndrome
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Show more- Osteochondroma An abnormal, solitary, benign growth of bone and cartilage, typically at the end of a long bone…
- Therapy, antiretroviral (ART) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Disease, delta-storage pool See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Ventricular septum The wall between the two lower chambers (the right and left ventricles) of the heart
- ALS1 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1
- Antidepressant, tricyclic One of a class of medications used to treat depression. The tricyclic antidepressants are also used for some…
- Ephedra A medicinal herb, known scientifically as Ephedra sinica and Ephedra equisetina, also known as mahuang and…
- Therapy, human gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Ventricle A chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the…
- Phenol 1. A poisonous corrosive compound obtained by the distillation of coal tar that, in dilute solution, is an…
- Glossopharyngeal nerve The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth cranial nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Sydenham's chorea See: Sydenham chorea