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Disease, Kostmann
A condition with a lack of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection). Children with this disease suffer frequent infections from bacteria which in the past led to death in three-quarters of cases…
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Show more- Maternal phenylketonuria A mother with the genetic disease phenylketonuria (PKU) whose high blood levels of phenylalanine (phe) are…
- Natural killer cell A cell that can react against and destroy another cell without prior sensitization to it. Natural killer (NK)…
- Connective tissue A material made up of fibers forming a framework and support structure for body tissues and organs…
- Ulcer, peptic A peptic ulcer is a hole in the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. A peptic ulcer of the stomach…
- Biliary decompression A procedure done to remove pressure on the biliary tree and permit the normal drainage of bile
- Menopause, induced Menopause, induced: Induced menopause occurs when menopause is due to an unusual ('unnatural') event. It is…
- Stanley B. Prusiner See: Prusiner, Stanley B.
- Hypermagnesemia Excess magnesium. Persons with impaired kidney function should be especially careful about their magnesium…
- Osteopetrosis Thickening of the bones which become abnormally dense due an inherited defect in bone resorption -- the…
- Fetoscopy A technique for looking directly at the fetus within the uterus (using a fetoscope).
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Hip pain Hip pain is the sensation of discomfort in or around the hip joint, where the upper end (head) of the thigh…