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Cataract with poikiloderma atrophicans
Also known as the Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, this is an hereditary disease characterized by progressive degeneration (atrophy), scarring and abnormal pigmentation of the skin together with stunting of growth, baldness, cataracts, depressed…
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Show more- Xen- (prefix) Foreign or other. As in: > >Xenoantigen -- An antigen that is found in more than one species. >Xenograft -- A…
- Greenstick fracture A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER>
- Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome Abbreviated FXTAS (pronounced fax-tass). A progressive neurological disorder that strikes men over age 50 and…
- Bone, shin The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The shin bone is…
- Catalysis The process by which a substance speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed or altered in the…
- Candidate gene Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Tinnitus Tinnitus: 'Ringing in the ears' or another noise that seems to originate in the ears or head. Tinnitus is due…
- Fats Plural of the word 'fat'. See the definition of fat
- Syndrome, Edwards This is trisomy 18 syndrome. There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this…
- ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) The angiotensins are peptides (substances smaller than proteins) that act as vasoconstricting agents (causing…
- Seventh cranial nerve The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Line, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease