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- Syndrome, Noonan (NS) A multifaceted genetic disorder characterized by a series of birth defects (congenital malformations)…
- Berzelius See: Berzelius, Jons Jacob
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: Also known as EGD or upper endoscopy. A procedure that enables the examiner…
- Gastric outlet obstruction Any disease that mechanically impedes gastric emptying, the normal emptying of the stomach. There is…
- MPO Myeloperoxidase
- Hemorrhagic fever, epidemic A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…
- Stasis Stasis refers to a stoppage or slowdown in the flow of blood (or other body fluid such as lymph). A stasis…
- Inheritance, mendelian The manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to their children. The four modes of Mendelian…
- Access 1. In general, a means of approaching something. 2. In health care, the opportunity or right to receive…
- Prostatic hyperplasia, benign See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- DiGeorge syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by hypocalcemia, immunodeficiency, and congenital heart disease: >…