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syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Axenfeld syndrome — Axenfeld anomaly accompanied by glaucoma and defective development of the corneoscleral trabecular meshwork and other angle structures. See also anterior chamber cleavage s … Medical dictionary
Rieger syndrome — Rieger anomaly accompanied by hypodontia, anal stenosis, hypertelorism, mental deficiency, and agenesis of the facial bones. See also anterior chamber cleavage s … Medical dictionary
Anomaly — A deviation from the usual, something different, peculiar, or abnormal. A congenital anomaly is something that is unusual and different at birth. A minor anomaly in this context is defined as an unusual anatomic feature that is of no serious… … Medical dictionary
Axenfeld anomaly — a developmental anomaly consisting of posterior embryotoxon and iris processes to the Schwalbe ring. Called also arcus juvenilis and posterior embryotoxon. See also anterior chamber cleavage syndrome, under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Rieger anomaly — a developmental anomaly consisting of posterior embryotoxon, hypoplasia of iris stroma, and usually glaucoma. See also anterior chamber cleavage syndrome, under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
