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Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia
ASAT. See: Pagon syndrome
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- Positive end-expiratory pressure The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange…
- Oesophagus Alternate spelling for esophagus. The British have an oesophagus while Americans have an esophagus. But on…
- Sore 1. (adjective) A popular term for painful. I have sore fingers from typing dictionary terms. She has a sore…
- Syndrome, Cushing The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing syndrome is an…
- Battered child syndrome A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not…
- Med school Short informal term for medical school. (Medical schools are not often called med schools by medical…
- Chondrosarcoma A malignant tumor that forms in cartilage cells (chondroplasts) and that produces cartilage matrix…
- Neuritis Inflammation of nerves.
- Varum See: Varus