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West syndrome
Infantile spasms, a seizure disorder of infancy and early childhood with the onset predominantly in the first year of life of myoclonic seizures, hypsarrhythmia (abnormal, chaotic electroencephalogram), and mental retardation. The spasms…
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- Deafness and Communication Disorders, Institute Institute on (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on…
- Mastocytoma A form of mastocytosis characterized by a benign nodular skin tumor infiltrated by mast cells. Usually…
- Bacteriophage See: Phage
- Arbitration agreement The patient waives the right to sue the doctor and, instead, submit any dispute to arbitration. Arbitration…
- Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome The Gorlin syndrome
- Villus, intestinal See: Intestinal villus
- Alimentary Concerning food, nourishment, and the organs of digestion. From the Latin alimentum meaning nourishment
- Skin test for immunity A method of evaluating whether a person has developed an immune response to certain infections. A substance…
- Iris melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma
- Scoliosis Scoliosis: Sideways (lateral) curving of the spine (the backbone). The degree of scoliosis may range from…