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Floating-Harbor syndrome
A genetic condition characterized by the triad of short stature apparent at birth with significantly delayed bone age; expressive language delay, usually in the presence of normal motor development; and a triangular face with a prominent…
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- Microscopic anatomy The study of the form of structures seen under the microscope, as opposed to gross anatomy which involves…
- Loin The portion of the lower back from just below the rib cage to the pelvis. The loins include the psoas muscles…
- Headache, sinus See: Sinus headache
- ET Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine
- Methemoglobinemia The presence in the blood of methemoglobin, a form of hemoglobin that is useless for carrying oxygen and…
- Wolfram syndrome A genetic neurodegenerative disease that leads to many different abnormalities including diabetes insipidus…
- Pityriasis rosea Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
- Hapten In immunology, a molecule that is incapable, alone, of causing the production of antibodies but which can do…
- Fredrickson, Donald (1924-2002) American physiologist and biomedical research leader who made significant contributions to…
- Black Death The Medieval black plague that ravaged Europe and killed a third of its population. It was due to the plague…