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Syndrome, Pagon
See: Pagon syndrome
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Show more- Osteotomy, displacement Surgical reconfiguration of a bone by changing its physical relationship to other bones
- Reticuloendotheliosis, leukemic See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Keratitis Inflammation of the cornea (the transparent structure in the front of the eye).
- Headache, Hogwarts See: Hogwarts headache
- Polymorphic light eruption A variation in the DNA that is too common to be due merely to new mutation. A polymorphism must have a…
- Willebrand-Juergens disease See: Von Willebrand disease
- Pseudodementia A severe form of depression resulting from a progressive brain disorder in which cognitive changes mimic…
- Charley horse A cramp in a muscle in the leg, usually caused by a strain or injury. A charley horse can last anywhere from…
- Paralysis, infantile (polio) Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease…
- Policosanol A product derived from the waxy coating of sugar cane that lowers both the total cholesterol and the 'bad'…
- Yellow jacket sting A sting from a yellow jacket (or other large stinging insects such as bees, hornets and wasps) can trigger…
- PGE-2 Prostaglandin E2