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Onychoosteodysplasia
This is the nail-patella syndrome, an hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed (dysplastic) or absent nails and by absent or underdeveloped (hypoplastic) kneecaps (patellae). Other features of the syndrome include: > >Iliac…
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Show more- Osteotomy, displacement Surgical reconfiguration of a bone by changing its physical relationship to other bones
- Blepharospasm Involuntary forcible closure of the eyelids. The first symptom may be uncontrollable blinking. Only one eye…
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Institute: A medical journal sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National…
- Antean Exceptionally strong or large. A multi-vitamin pill may, for example, be of Antean proportions. After…
- Gastric emptying study Gastric emptying study: A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…
- SSPE Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months…
- Silicatosis See: Silicosis
- Developmental disorder One of several disorders that interrupt normal development in childhood. They may affect a single area of…
- Xanthoma tendinosum Xanthoma that clusters around tendons, and is associated with lipid disorders
- Nucleosome Structure responsible in part for the compactness of a chromosome. Each nucleosome consists of a sequence of…
- Medical helminthology The field of medicine that pertains to helminths (worms) capable of disease in people. For more about these…
- Psoriasis, flexural A form of psoriasis found in the armpits, groin, under the breasts and in other flexion creases (skin folds)…