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Progressive dementia with cerebellar ataxia
See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
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Show more- Mollaret meningitis Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis. The cause of Mollaret meningitis is not known. Mollaret meningitis is…
- Feeding tube See: Enteral nutrition
- Neisseria infection See: Meningococcal infection
- Dizygotic twin A twins who have shared a common uterine environment with its twin but is due to a different fertilized ovum…
- Angioedema Like hives but affects deeper skin layer.
- Androgen A male sex hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics. The major…
- Ulcer, peptic A peptic ulcer is a hole in the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. A peptic ulcer of the stomach…
- Voice box The voice box, or larynx, is the portion of the respiratory (breathing) tract containing the vocal cords…
- NCV Nerve conduction velocity. See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Medical school A school with a curriculum leading to a medical degree. The mission of every medical school includes medical…
- Refraction In ophthalmology, the bending of light that takes place within the human eye. Refractive errors include…
- Cervical vertebrae The cervical (neck) vertebrae are the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column (the vertebral column). They are…