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Diseases, inherited metabolic
Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples include albinism, cystinuria (a cause of kidney stones), phenylketonuria (PKU), and some forms of gout, sun sensitivity, and thyroid…
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- Trichoepithelioma A small benign tumor derived from basal cells in the hair follicle. Trichoepithelioma may occur sporadically…
- Endoscope A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Intestine The long, tubelike organ in the abdomen that completes the process of digestion. It consists of the small and…
- Bone, frontal See: Frontal bone
- Antimalarial A drug directed against malaria. The original antimalarial agent was quinine which took its name from the…
- Monochromatism 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and…
- Trauma center A specialized facility in a hospital that is designed to provide diagnostic and treatment services for trauma…
- Anergy A state of immune unresponsiveness. Induced when the T cell's antigen receptor is stimulated, effectively…
- Ketogenic diet A diet devised as a treatment for severe seizure disorders that do not respond to conventional medication…
- Hereditary arthroophthalmopathy See: Stickler syndrome
- Guanine One of the four bases in DNA that make up the letters ATGC. Guanine is the 'G'. The others are adenine…