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DefinitionAcute? or transient lymphocytosis refers to a temporary increase in the absolute lymphocyte? count (ALC) in peripheral blood above the normal range (usually >4 × 10⁹/L in adults)....
DefinitionAcute? Whiplash injury is a hyperextension and flexion injury to the neck or sudden thrusting forwards due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck, like the...
DefinitionAdhesive capsulitis (also known as frozen shoulder) is a painful and disabling disorder of unclear cause in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes...
DefinitionAdult-onset diabetes?, commonly known as type 2 diabetes, is a chronic? condition that affects how your body regulates blood sugar (glucose). Unlike type 1 diabetes, which...
DefinitionSpecies in the genus Actinomyces are classically anaerobic or microaerophilic—they prefer little or no oxygen—and cause actinomycosis. By contrast, the organisms that live in oxygen and...
DefinitionAfrican iron overload is a condition in which too much iron slowly builds up in the body, especially in people from parts of sub-Saharan Africa and...
DefinitionAgammaglobulinemia, non-Bruton type (also called autosomal agammaglobulinemia) is a rare, inherited immune system condition where a child is born with a near-absence of mature B-cells, the...
DefinitionAgranulocytosis is a very severe form of neutropenia?. Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that fight germs. In agranulocytosis, the number of neutrophils becomes...
DefinitionALG1-CDG is a rare, inherited condition that affects how the body attaches sugar chains to proteins and fats. This process is called glycosylation. The ALG1 gene...
DefinitionALG2-congenital? disorder of glycosylation (ALG2-CDG) is a very rare, inherited condition that affects how the body builds sugar “labels” on proteins (this process is called N-linked...
DefinitionALG6–Congenital? Disorder of Glycosylation (ALG6-CDG, CDG-Ic) is a rare, inherited condition. It happens when both copies of a gene called ALG6 do not work properly. The...
