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Wilms tumor
An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper begins at birth, symptoms of the disorder appear later in life, between the ages of 6 and 40. A diagnostic feature of Wilson…
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- Oliva The olive, a structure in the brain
- Melanoma vaccine A cancer vaccine prepared from human melanoma cancer cells. It may be used alone or with other therapy in…
- Parietal lobe Part of the brain, specifically the section of the cerebral hemisphere that lies beneath the parietal bone…
- Venom, scorpion The potent poison of the scorpion. A sting can be fatal to a person who is allergic to it. A scorpion is an…
- RX Medical abbreviation for treatment
- Syndrome, Kanner (Also called autism). A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Fever, remittent A type of fever that gradually decreases in intensity over time
- Headache, vascular A group of headaches felt to involve abnormal sensitivity of the blood vessels (arteries) in the brain to…
- Triptan A class of drugs introduced in the 1990s for the treatment of migraine that act as agonists for…