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PARK5
Familial Parkinson disease type 5
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- Post-traumatic stress disorder Stress disorder: A common anxiety disorder that develops after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in…
- Mendelism The principles of genetics, specifically of single-gene traits, based on the work of Gregor Mendel (1822-84)…
- Operation, Macewen A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a surgeon in Glascow…
- Radiologic Having to do with radiology.
- PARK7 Familial Parkinson disease type 7
- Anemia, Biermer's Anemia, Biermer's: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not…
- Tubular vision A centrally constricted field of vision that is like what you can see through a tube. Also called tunnel…
- Pesthouse A hospital where people suffering from infectious disease were once confined and sometimes treated. 'I…
- Department of Health and Human Services The United States government's principal agency for 'protecting the health of all Americans and providing…