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Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS)
This is an extraordinary cancer family syndrome. People with LFS have a tendency to develop a great diversity of tumors. LFS was first discovered in 1969. By reviewing the medical records and death certificates of children with a…
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- Activity, drug A measure of the physiological response a drug produces in the body. A less active drug produces less…
- APA 1. American Psychiatric Association. 2. American Psychological Association. 3. American Podiatry Association…
- Death 1. The end of life. The cessation of life. (These common definitions of death ultimately depend upon the…
- HAART Stands for highly active antiretroviral therapy. Treatment with a very potent drug 'cocktail' to suppress the…
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome See: Doula (the first meaning).
- Uterus, tipped A slight to dramatic placement of the uterus that orients it toward the back. A tipped uterus is common and…
- Test, fecal occult blood Fecal occult blood: A test to check for hidden blood in the feces, the stool
- Familial advanced sleep-phase syndrome (FASPS) An inherited abnormal sleep pattern in which the individual is a 'morning lark' and consistently goes to…
- Dowager's hump An abnormal outward curvature of the vertebrae of upper back. Compression of the front (anterior) portion of…