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Tetany
>Hyperreflexia (overactive neurological reflexes), >Carpopedal spasm (spasms of the hands and feet), >Cramps, and >Laryngospasm (spasm of the larynx, the voice box). Tetany characteristically is considered to result from a severe degree of…
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Show more- Contig map A map depicting the relative order of a linked library of small overlapping clones representing a complete…
- ATCC (American Type Culture Collection) >Algae & Protozoa >Bacteria & Bacteriophages >Cultured Cell Lines & Hybridomas >Fungi &…
- Radial drusen See: Malattia leventinese
- Aging, National Institute on One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to 'lead…
- Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome of childhood See: Minimal change disease
- Floater A blurry spot that seems to drift in front of the eyes but does not block vision. The blur is the result of…
- Gray syndrome See: Gray baby syndrome
- Chemo Slang for chemotherapy -- drug therapy for cancer. Most anticancer drugs are given IV (into a vein) or IM…
- Kearns-Sayre syndrome Exercises designed to increase muscle strength and elasticity in the female pelvis. Kegel exercises may be…
- Fanconi pancytopenia See Fanconi anemia
- Genome annotation The process of identifying the locations of genes and all of the coding regions in a genome and determining…
- Defect, neural tube A major birth defect caused by abnormal development of the neural tube, the structure present during…