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Late infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
See: Hallervorden-Spatz disease
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Show more- Preventive medicine Medicine designed to avert and avoid disease. Screening for hypertension and treating it before it causes…
- Infection, acute HIV The body's initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that…
- Immunization, DT DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals…
- Bone marrow Bone marrow: The soft blood-forming tissue that fills the cavities of bones and contains fat and immature and…
- Toc- (prefix) Stemming from the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining…
- Toes, six The presence of an extra sixth toe, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect This is called…
- VES (Voluntary Euthanasia Society) The first society of its kind in the world -- its founders included doctors, lawyers and churchmen -- the VES…
- Dysplasia, faciogenital See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Table An old-fashioned but convenient household measure of capacity. A tablespoon holds about 3 teaspoons, each…
- Optic nerve The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina, the…
- Small calorie See: Calorie
- Thyroid A blood protein that binds with the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4).