9 Terms
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Diseases
peripheral T-cell lymphoma
Health care; Diseases
A group of malignant lymphomas thought to derive from peripheral T-lymphocytes in lymph nodes and other nonlymphoid sites. They include a broad spectrum of lymphocyte morphology, but in all instances ...
primitive neuroectodermal tumors
Health care; Diseases
A group of malignant tumors of the nervous system that feature primitive cells with elements of neuronal and/or glial differentiation. Use of this term is limited by some authors to central nervous ...
alcoholic psychoses
Health care; Diseases
A group of mental disorders associated with organic brain damage and caused by poisoning from alcohol.
Leigh disease
Health care; Diseases
A group of metabolic disorders primarily of infancy characterized by the subacute onset of psychomotor retardation, hypotonia, ataxia, weakness, vision loss, eye movement abnormalities, seizures, ...
mitochondrial myopathies
Health care; Diseases
A group of muscle diseases associated with abnormal mitochondria function.
gangliosidoses
Health care; Diseases
A group of often fatal inherited diseases marked by the accumulation of gangliosides in lysosomes secondary to enzymatic deficiency states. Gangliosidoses include Tay-Sachs disease; gangliosidosis ...
burning mouth syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A group of painful oral symptoms associated with a burning or similar sensation. There is usually a significant organic component with a degree of functional overlay; it is not limited to the ...
