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Leukomalacia, cystic periventricular
Softening of the white matter near the ventricles of the brain resulting in abnormal cysts. Cystic periventricular leukomalacia is a major problem in very premature infants. Treating the mother with a cortisone-like drug before the…
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- Dysostosis, cleidocranial >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Hypertonic solution A solution with a higher salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood. As opposed to an…
- Lectin A complex molecule that contains both protein and sugar. Lectins are made by both animals and plants and are…
- Lymphoma, lymphoblastic A rapidly moving, aggressive form of lymphoma most often seen in children or young adults. Treatment may be…
- Random The process by which an outcome is determined solely by chance, for example, by a coin flip. A randomized…
- Off-pump Not on the pump, usually meaning not on the heart-lung machine. See also: Off-pump surgery
- Leukemia, smoldering A condition in which the bone marrow does not function normally. It does not produce enough blood cells. This…
- Myasthenia gravis Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus.
- Elder abuse The physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of an elderly person, usually one who is disabled or frail. Elder…
- Shock syndrome, dengue A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- GIST Gastrointestinal stromal tumor