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Sensorineural deafness with XX gonadal dysgenesis
See: Perrault syndrome.
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Show more- Endocrine Pertaining to hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they…
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Damage to cells in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) from inadequate oxygen…
- Learning disability Learning disability: A childhood disorder characterized by difficulty with certain skills such as reading or…
- Extrinsic 1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from the outside. Extrinsic…
- MTX Abbreviation for methotrexate
- Amino acid One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function…
- Infantile beriberi Disease in infants due to deficiency of thiamine. This disease is well-known in undeveloped countries among…
- Sleep Sleep: The body's rest cycle. Sleep is triggered by a complex group of hormones that are active in the main…
- Corneal dystrophy, Cogan A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Splenic fever Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease…
- Humoral Pertaining to elements in the blood or other body fluids. In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid)…
- Abscission To remove tissue by cutting it away, as in surgery