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Infantile beriberi
Disease in infants due to deficiency of thiamine. This disease is well-known in undeveloped countries among malnourished infants but it is very rare in developed countries. It can occur if a breastfeeding mother has an inadequate intake of…
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Show more- Fungiform papilla The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that house taste buds in the central portion of the dorsum…
- CD40 A receptor molecule on the cell surface of all mature B cells (B lymphocytes), most B-cell malignancies, and…
- JAK3 Or Jak3. An enzyme found only in cells in the immune system that is critical for the cell signaling process…
- Gray's Anatomy A book entitled 'Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical' by Henry Gray appeared in 1858. Little could Dr. Gray have…
- History, medical See: Medical history
- Dysphonia, spasmodic See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Obtunded Mentally dulled. A person may be obtunded due to head trauma. To obtund is to dull or blunt. From the Latin…
- Hereford genome See: Bovine genome
- Renal cancer Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic waste products…
- Poly1 isomerase An enzyme also known as Pin1. See: Pin1
- Dry mouth Dry mouth: The condition of not having enough saliva to keep the mouth wet. This is due to inadequate…
- Osteoarthropathy Any disease of the bones and joints. From osteo-, bone + -arthro-, joint, + pathy, disease