using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.Abetalipoproteinemia: alternatives and connections
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Abetalipoproteinemia
a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels
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using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental re…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabol…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental re…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are sus…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are sus…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are sus…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Medical genetics.(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectil…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectil…
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a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to inf…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.a deficiency of red blood cells
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.a deficiency of red blood cells
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characte…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (‘psychopathic pe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood ca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.To crowd together in disorder; to fill or cover with things in disorder; to throw into disorder; to disarrange; as, to clutter a room.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rare, inherited, disorder, metabolism, characterized.Explore Academic Dictionary
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