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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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xeroderma pigmentosum
Health care; Diseases
A rare, pigmentary, and atrophic autosomal recessive disease affecting all races. It is manifested as an extreme photosensitivity to ultraviolet light as the result of a ...
pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Health care; Diseases
A rare, progressive inherited disorder resulting from extensive basophilic degeneration of elastic tissue, usually presenting after puberty and involving the skin, eye, and ...
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
Health care; Diseases
A rare, slowly progressive disorder of myelin formation. Subtypes are referred to as classic, congenital, transitional, and adult forms of this disease. The classic form is ...
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Health care; Diseases
A rare, slowly progressive encephalitis caused by chronic infection with the measles virus. The condition occurs primarily in children and young adults, approximately 2-8 years ...
adrenal rest tumor
Health care; Diseases
A rare, usually benign, ovarian tumor thought to be derived from embryonic rest cells of the adrenals. This tumor causes various degrees of masculinization.
malignant histiocytosis
Health care; Diseases
A rare, usually rapidly progressive disorder, characterized by abrupt onset, fever, weight loss, hepato-splenomegaly, pancytopenia, and lymphadenopathy.
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A rare, X-linked immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by eczema, thrombocytopenic purpura, and recurrent pyogenic infection. It is seen exclusively in young boys. Typically, ...
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