PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME (PWS|
a congenital disorder characterized by cognitive retardation, short height, hypogonadism, insensitivity to pain, hypotonia, obesity, and short feet and hands.…
NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS
is the resulting condition when the kidneys are incapable of producing the concentration of urea in the nephrons due to…
OCULOMOTOR PALSY
paralyzing of any of the extrinsic ocular muscles. This might be a consequence of injury to the muscle itself, the…
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
a neuromuscular disorder of the limbs caused by injury to the PNS and generally marked by clumsiness, numbness, weakness, and…
DETACHED RETINA
The separationof the inner layer of the retina from the outer pigment layer. Also called retinal detachment. See diabetic retinopathy.
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
Metabolic disorder showing excessive thirst and increased urination without the presence of sugar in the urine. See nephrogenic diabetes insipudus.
DIABETIC ENTEROPATHY
A complication of diabetes mellitus marked by fecal incontinence at night. See gastric neuropathy.
DIABETIC GASTROPATHY
Stomach disorder due to the effects of diabetes on the autonomic nervous system. See gastric neuropathy.
LIPODYSTROPHY
is an umbrella term used for any inability to regulate the process of lipid metabolism. Whilst lipodystrophy can occur in…
ALSTROM-HALLGREN SYNDROME
introduced by a Swedish medical professionals Carl Henry Alstrom and Bertil Hallgren, a genetic disease marked by excessive weight, inability…
BLOOD SUGAR
n. the concentration of glucose in the blood, expressed in milligrams per deciliter. Insulin and glucagon are two pancreatic horrmones…
BRATTLEBORO RAT
a. lab rat whose particular strain first originated from Brattleboro, Vermont. Due to a mutation in its gene for vasopressin,…