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Neurosyphilis, tabes
Also known as tabes dorsalis, the slowly progressive degeneration of the spinal cord that occurs in the late (tertiary) phase of syphilis a decade or more after contracting the infection. Among the terrible features are lancinating…
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Show more- Coprolalia The excessive and uncontrollable use of foul or obscene language, including words related to feces (bowel…
- Retinal wrinkling See: Macular pucker
- Microtubule motor See: Microtubule motor protein
- DNA technology, recombinant A series of procedures used to join together (recombine) DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is…
- Window, round The trachea, a tube-like portion of the respiratory (breathing) tract that connects the larynx (the voicebox)…
- Nuchal Referring to the back of the neck (nape). For example, nuchal rigidity is a stiff neck, sometimes a symptom…
- Mitochondrial disease Mitochondrial disease: Mutations (changes) in the mitochondrial chromosome are responsible for a number of…
- Advance directives These directives pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the…
- Gram calorie See: Calorie
- Spherocytosis, hereditary (HS) A genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane clinically characterized by anemia, jaundice (yellowing)…
- Crisis, midlife See: Midlife crisis
- Third ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…