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Turner syndrome. Turner syndrome ( TS ), also known as 45,X, or 45,X0, is a genetic disorder in which a person's cells have only one X chromosome or are partially missing an X chromosome ( sex chromosome monosomy ). [2] [6] Most people have two sex chromosomes (XX or XY). The chromosomal abnormality is often present in just some cells, in which ...
Choanal atresia is a congenital disorder where the back of the nasal passage ( choana) is blocked, usually by abnormal bony or soft tissue (membranous) due to failed hole development of the nasal fossae during prenatal development. It causes persistent rhinorrhea, and with bilateral choanal atresia and obstructed airway that can cause cyanosis ...
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (/ ˈ f aɪ f ər / FY-fər; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress.One of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, her performances have earned her numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Lazarus Syndrome. Lazarus syndrome (the Lazarus heart), also known as autoresuscitation after failed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, [1] is the spontaneous return of a normal cardiac rhythm after failed attempts at resuscitation. It is also used to refer to the spontaneous return of cardiac activity after the patient has been pronounced dead. [2]
Advanced maternal age, in a broad sense, is the instance of a woman being of an older age at a stage of reproduction, although there are various definitions of specific age and stage of reproduction. [1] The variability in definitions is in part explained by the effects of increasing age occurring as a continuum rather than as a threshold effect.
Hecht Scott syndrome (also known as fibular aplasia–tibial campomelia–oligosyndactyly [FATCO] syndrome) is a rare genetic disease that causes congenital limb formation. [citation needed] The main characterisation is the aplasia or hypoplasia of bones (mainly the fibula or tibia) of the limb. [1] It is currently presenting in less than 1 in ...
Stiff-person syndrome. Stiff-person syndrome ( SPS ), also known as stiff-man syndrome, [1] is a rare neurological disorder of unclear cause characterized by progressive muscular rigidity and stiffness. The stiffness primarily affects the truncal muscles and is characterised by spasms, resulting in postural deformities.
Zellweger syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by the reduction or absence of functional peroxisomes in the cells of an individual. [1] It is one of a family of disorders called Zellweger spectrum disorders which are leukodystrophies. Zellweger syndrome is named after Hans Zellweger (1909–1990), a Swiss-American pediatrician ...