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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
A blood disorder characterized by the destruction of blood platelets due to the presence of antiplatelet autoantibodies. (Autoantibodies are antibodies directed against the patient's own cells, in this disorder, the patient's own…
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- Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus: A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune…
- Cranial nerve, sixth The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve. It is a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a…
- Punch biopsy A biopsy performed using a punch, an instrument for cutting and removing a disk of tissue. For example, a…
- Atloaxoid joint The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Cholestin One of the three major preparations of red yeast rice, a tradition Chinese medicine now used to lower…
- Nephrosis Non-inflammatory, non-neoplastic disease of the kidney. Nephrosis an be caused by kidney disease, or it may…
- LaCrosse encephalitis Enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar lactose into glucose and galactose. Persons with a deficiency of…
- Adenomatous polyposis coli, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Doctor-assisted suicide The term in the UK for physician-assisted suicide
- Cold, common A viral upper respiratory tract infection. This contagious illness can be caused by many different types of…