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Hereditary ALS
See: Familial ALS
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Show more- Succumb To lose the will to oppose something or to give up and accept something that you first opposed. In the…
- Hypoplasia, syndromatic hepatic ductular Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Aleve See: Naproxen
- JPC Juvenile polyposis coli. See: Juvenile polyposis
- ACC Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- Percentile The percentage of individuals in a group who have achieved a certain quantity (such as height, weight, and…
- Fructose A sugar that occurs naturally in fruits and honey. Fructose has 4 calories per gram
- Wax, ear The ear canal is shaped somewhat like an hourglass. The skin on the outer part of the canal has special…
- Disease, Gaucher type 1 See Gaucher disease, type 1
- Tonometry Tonometry: A standard eye test that determines the fluid pressure inside the eye. Increased pressure is a…
- Clinical depression Depression that meets the DSM-IV criteria for a depressive disorder. The term is usually used to denote…
- Acute myelogenous leukemia Acute myelogenous leukemia: Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic…