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Metabolic diseases, inherited
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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- Fear of sexual intercourse An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Appendiceal rupture Rupture of appendix
- Sleep, NREM Sleep, NREM: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Pulse The rhythmic contraction and expansion of an artery due to the surge of blood from the beat of the heart. The…
- Post-menopausal See: Postmenopausal
- Radiology The branch of medicine that uses ionizing and nonionizing radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of…
- Parturition Childbirth, the process of delivering the baby and placenta from the uterus to the vagina to the outside…
- Hemorrhagic diarrhea, E. coli Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- EPS Stands for ElectroPhysiologic Study, a test of the electrical conduction system of the heart (the system that…
- Blastocystosis Infection with Blastocystis hominis, a common microscopic parasite found worldwide. Symptoms may include…
- GM1 gangliosidosis A genetic lipid storage disorder that is similar in certain respects to Hurler syndrome and Tay-Sachs disease…