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Disease, Wilson
An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper begins at birth, symptoms of the disorder appear later in life, between the ages of 6 and 40. A diagnostic feature of Wilson…
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- Nyctophobia Pathological fear of the dark, an abnormal and persistent dread of the dark. Sufferers experience anxiety…
- Anat. The abbreviation for anatomy, the study of form. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the…
- Cancer, basal cell Cancer, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- Synovial cyst, popliteal A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space). The swelling is composed of a membrane-lined…
- Agent Orange An herbicide and defoliant containing 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and trace amounts of dioxin. Agent Orange was used as…
- Oral surgeon A dentist with special training in surgery of the mouth and jaw.
- Antonomasia 1. The substitution of a title for a proper name, as in addressing a physician as 'Doctor' or a nurse as…
- Hallucinogen A drug that causes hallucinations (profound distortions in a person's perceptions of reality). Under the…
- Product, gene The RNA or protein that results from the expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is a measure of the…
- Polony A tiny colony of DNA, about one micron in diameter. The word 'polony' is a contraction of 'polymerase…
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. (1809-1894). Celebrated American physician and professor of medicine (anatomy and physiology) at Harvard, and…