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Dyskinesia
Difficulty or distortion in performing voluntary movements, as in tic, chorea, spasm, or myoclonus. The term dyskinesia may be used in relation to Parkinson's disease and other extrapyramidal disorders. Dyskinesia can occur as a side…
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Show more- Reimplantation Synonymous with replantation. See: Replantation
- Imbricate Overlapping like shingles or tiles on a roof. The scales on a snake are imbricate. From the Latin imbricatus…
- Single nucleotide polymorphism A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. Abbreviated SNP and…
- Buschke scleredema See: Scleredema
- Desmoplasia This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction…
- Syndrome, Apert (acrocephalosyndactyly) An inherited disorder with abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands and feet. There is premature…
- Osteoid osteoma A benign tumor of bone tissue. It emerges most often in the teens or 20s, and is found most frequently in the…
- Micturition syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon urinating. (Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Tinea cruris A superficial fungus infection of the crotch and perineum known popularly as jock itch. Good general hygiene…
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome See: C. elegans genome
- Nephrectomy The surgical removal of a kidney. A nephrectomy can be radical, simple, or partial. The kidney, the adrenal…
- Teething Teething is the emergence of the primary (baby) teeth through a baby or child's gums. Teething usually begins…