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Histiocytosis X
Now called Langerhans cell histiocytosis. This disease is subclassified into eosinophilic granuloma, Letterer Siwe disease, and Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
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Show more- Full gene sequence The complete order of bases in a gene. This order determines which protein a gene will produce
- Lupus in pregnancy Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during pregnancy, a high-risk situation. The high risks are to both the…
- Laryngeal framework surgery A surgical technique designed to improve the voice by altering the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box)…
- Otitis Inflammation of the ear. Depending upon which part of the ear is inflammed, there is otitis externa, otitis…
- L1-L5 (lumbar vertebrae) The symbols L1 through L5 represent the five lumbar vertebrae. The lumbar vertebrae are situated between the…
- Adult-onset diabetes Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2
- APC APC has several very different meanings in medicine. See each of the following separate entries:1. APC…
- Alexander technique A process that teaches how to properly coordinate body and mind to release harmful tension and to improve…
- Pathogenetic Pertaining to the pathogenesis of a disease, to exactly how it develops and the precise chain of events…
- Disease, Lou Gehrig Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive…
- Bromoderma A skin eruption brought on by chronic exposure to bromine. Essentially an allergic reaction to bromine. There…
- XX gonadal dysgenesis with sensorineural deafness See Perrault syndrome