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Disease, lipid storage
A series of disorders due to inborn errors in lipid metabolism resulting in the abnormal accumulation of lipids in the wrong places (Examples include Gaucher, Fabry and Niemann-Pick diseases and metachromatic leukodystrophy)
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- Laser coagulation The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser. A coagulation laser produces light in the visible green…
- Quinacrine An antimalarial drug and, in cytogenetics, a fluorescent dye used to stain chromosomes. The Y chromosome…
- Re-uptake See: Reuptake
- Total parenteral nutrition Intravenous feeding that provides a patient with all of the fluid and the essential nutrients they need when…
- Rash, chickenpox Rash, chickenpox: Chickenpox is characterized by a rash, often the first sign of the disease. The rash of…
- Tibial bowing Improper growth of the tibia in the leg, causing bowlegs or other leg problems. The tibia may bow anteriorly…
- Iritis Inflammation of the iris. The iris is the circular, colored curtain in the front of the visible of the eye…
- Doctor-assisted suicide The term in the UK for physician-assisted suicide
- Lysenkoism A theory put forth by a Russian plant-breeder named Trofim Denisovich Lysenko [1898-1976] during the…
- Endothelium A layer of flat cells lining the closed internal spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels and…