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Genetic infantile agranulocytosis
Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection). These children suffer frequent infections from bacteria which in the past led to death in three-quarters of cases…
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Show more- Stomach paralysis Formally called gastroparesis, this is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by…
- Ebola virus A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…
- Infant, post-term An overly mature baby that has not been born until well after the usual term pregnancy. A post-term baby is…
- Third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Reproduction The production of offspring. Reproduction need not be sexual. Yeast can reproduce by budding
- Syndrome, Marfan See: Marfan syndrome
- Multiple system atrophy See: Shy-Drager syndrome, which is also known as multiple system atrophy with postural hypotension
- Attenuate To weaken, dilute, thin, reduce, weaken, diminish. The use of 'attenuate' in medicine is not new. In the 16th…
- Sebaceous gland A normal gland of the skin which empties an oily secretion into the hair follicle near the surface of the skin
- Implantation, seed Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material contained within a small cylindrical shell directly…
- Subclinical disease An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…
- Amnesic aphasia See Anomia.