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Noonan syndrome, a multifaceted condition characterized by a series of birth defects (congenital malformations) including short stature after birth (postnatal growth retardation), webbing of the neck (pterygium colli), caved-in chestbone…
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- Analogous In anatomy, similar in appearance or function but otherwise different. Two structures may be analogous if…
- Sickness, morning Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day…
- Bursitis, calcific A bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac that reduces friction forces between tissues of the body. Chronic…
- Mitochondrial disease Mitochondrial disease: Mutations (changes) in the mitochondrial chromosome are responsible for a number of…
- Flood supplies kit A flood watch or warning. The steps to take in case a flood watch or warning has been issued include the…
- Disease, sickle cell A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S…
- Carcinoma Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover body organs. For example, carcinoma can arise…
- Bright's disease Chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the kidney with protein, specifically albumin, in the urine…
- Serial transverse enteroplasty Abbreviated STEP. A surgical procedure designed to treat the short bowel syndrome. STEP is based on the idea…
- Vitamin B -- pantothenic acid This is one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely distributed in nature…
- Mg Abbreviation for milligram, a unit of measurement of mass in the metric system equal to a thousandth of a…