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Enteropathy, protein-losing
See: Protein-losing enteropathy
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- Heteroclite Deviating from the ordinary; irregular or abnormal; anomalous. As, for example, retroviruses represent a…
- Afferent vessel A vessel that carries blood toward the heart. A vein or venule
- Metacentric chromosome A chromosome with arms of equal length.
- Chondroitin sulfate A glycosaminoglycan (formerly called a mucopolysaccharide) found in cartilage, bone, blood vessels and…
- Juvenile polyposis coli See: Juvenile polyposis
- Syndrome, WPW WPW is an abbreviation for the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition caused by an abnormality in the…
- Eyes, spots in front of the Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is…
- Venomous 1. Full of venom. 2. Having venom, like some snakes and insects. 3. By extension, noxious, as a venomous…
- Syndactyly, Poland A unique pattern of one- sided malformations characterized by a defect of the chest (pectoralis) muscle on…
- Ear, external There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The…