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Vohwinkel syndrome
A genetic disorder characterized by hearing loss and thickened skin, particularly on the knuckles. The sensorineural hearing is mild-to-moderate in degree. The thickening of the skin (hyperkeratosis) can be 'mutilating' and cause…
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- Syncope, swallowing The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Reduction mammaplasty See: Breast reduction
- Band, Q A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of…
- GIST Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- Silver A metal used in some medications and in many 'natural' remedies, as well as in silver amalgam for filling…
- Receptor, T-cell A molecule on the surface of T-lymphocytes (T-cells) for recognizing specific antigens (foreign substances or…
- KHM Keratoderma hereditarium mutilans. See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- Dystrophy, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy Idiasis-ectodermal (APECED): A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features…
- Acute respiratory disease A sudden condition in which breathing is difficult and the oxygen levels in the blood abruptly drop lower…
- Gorlin-Goltz syndrome See: Gorlin syndrome
- Abscess, peritonsillar See: Peritonsillar abscess