Malouf syndrome (also known as congestive cardiomyopathy-hypergonadotropic hypogonadism syndrome) is a congenital disorder that causes one or more of the following symptoms: mental retardation ovarian dysgenesis congestive cardiomyopathy broad nasal […]
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Environmental factor
Environmental factor or ecological factor or ecofactor is any factor abiotic or biotic that influences living organisms. Abiotic factors include ambient temperature amount of sunlight and pH of the water […]
Allergic conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva (the membrane covering the white part of the eye) due to allergy. Although allergens differ among patients the most common cause is hay […]
Cri du chat
Cri du chat syndrome also known as chromosome 5p deletion syndrome 5p- (said minus) syndrome or Lejeune’s syndrome is a rare genetic disorder due to a missing part (deletion) of […]
Horner’s syndrome
Horner’s syndrome (also Horner syndrome Bernard-Horner syndrome Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome or as oculosympathetic palsy) is the combination of drooping of the eyelid (ptosis) and constriction of the pupil (miosis) sometimes […]
Erythroplakia
Erythroplakia (also known as Erythroplasia) is a flat red patch or lesion in the mouth that cannot be attributed to any other pathology.A similar term is erythroplasia which has a […]
Superior vena cava syndrome
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) or superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO) is usually the result of the direct obstruction of the superior vena cava by malignancies such as compression of […]
Lupus anticoagulant
Lupus anticoagulant (also known as lupus antibody LA or lupus inhibitors) is an immunoglobulin that binds to phospholipids and proteins associated with the cell membrane. Lupus anticoagulant is a misnomer […]
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory acidosis is a medical condition in which decreased ventilation (hypoventilation) causes increased blood carbon dioxide concentration and decreased pH (a condition generally called acidosis).Carbon dioxide is produced continuously as […]
Metabolic acidosis
In medicine metabolic acidosis is a condition that occurs when the body produces too much acid or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body. If unchecked […]