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Drop seizure
See: Atonic seizure
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- Monochromat A person with one of the many forms of colorblindness
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy See: Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle
- Transthyretin A plasma protein consisting of 127 amino acids that binds retinol and thyroxine. The gene TTR that encodes…
- Allergic reaction The hypersensitive response of the immune system of an allergic individual to a substance. When an allergen…
- Chargaff ratios See: Chargaff rule
- Rejection In transplantation biology, the refusal by the body to accept transplanted cells, tissues or organs. For…
- Mutilating keratoderma See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- Syndrome, premenstrual See Premenstrual syndrome
- Uvulitis Inflammation of the uvula