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Glossary of Medical Terms

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a
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Abdominal bruit
  • Accommodations
  • Accommodations for disabilities, school and work
  • Addison's Disease
  • Addison's Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency)
  • Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
  • Adenovirus
  • Age related Macular Degeneration
  • Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
  • Alpers Disease
  • Alpers Disease
  • Alpha lipoic acid
  • Alpha tocotrienol
  • Amniotic fluid
  • Amniotic fluid
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease)
  • Anemia
  • Angelman Syndrome
  • Anhidrosis
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis AS)
  • Antagonistic pleiotropy
  • Antagonistic pleiotropy
  • Antibody
  • Antigen
  • Antinuclear Antibodies
  • Antinuclear Antibodies
  • Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
  • Antiproliferative
  • Antispasmodic
  • Antispasmodics
  • Apoptosis
  • Apraxia of Speech
  • Ascorbic Acid
  • Asparagine
  • Asparagine
  • AST/ALT
  • Ataxia
  • Audiology
  • Autoimmunity
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Autosomal dominant
  • Autosomal dominant (AD) inheritance
  • Autosomal recessive
  • Autosomal recessive (AR) inheritance
b
  • B- type Natriuretic peptide
  • B- type Natriuretic peptide
  • B- type Natriuretic peptide (BNP, NT-ProBNP)
  • Baclofen
  • BARTH syndrome
  • Basal Ganglia
  • Basal Ganglia
  • Behcet's Syndrome
  • Bicarbonate
  • Bicitra
  • Bicitra (sodium citrate)
  • Bilious Vomit
  • Bilirubin
  • Biomarker
  • BiPAP (Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure) ventilation
  • BiPAP Machine
  • Blood Gases Test
  • Borderline low plasma Alpha Amino Acid Butyric Acid
  • Bradycardia
c
  • C-Diff
  • C-Diff (Clostridioides difficile)
  • c16 Palmitate
  • Cachexia
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia (Irregular heartbeat)
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise test
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise test
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise test (CPET)
  • Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Deficiency
  • Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Deficiency
  • Carrier
  • Carrier (of disease-causing mutation)
  • Cecostomy
  • Cecostomy Tube surgery
  • Cecostomy Tube surgery
  • Cellular Viability
  • Central Line
  • Central Line (Central venous catheter
  • Ceramide levels
  • Ceramide levels
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
  • Ceruloplasmin
  • Ceruloplasmin
  • Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease
  • Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease
  • Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease (CMTD)
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Choline
  • Chorea
  • Chorionic villi
  • Chorionic villi
  • Chorioretinopathy
  • Chromosome
  • Chromosome
  • Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
  • Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction; sometimes included under intestinal dysmotility.
  • Chronic Molluscum
  • Chronic Pulmonary Aspiration
  • Chronic Pulmonary Aspiration
  • Chronic SIBO
  • Chronic Variable Immune Deficiency
  • Chronic Variable Immune Deficiency
  • Chronic Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID)
  • Clonidine
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Cochlear Implants
  • Coenzyme
  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Cofactor
  • Coffin Siris Syndrome
  • Cognitive decline
  • Cognitive decline
  • Conduction Abnormalities
  • Conduction Abnormalities
  • Contracture
  • Conversion Disorder
  • CPAP Machine
  • Creatine Kinase
  • Creatine Kinase, CK (formerly called Creatine Phosphokinase, CPK)
  • Creatine phosphokinase test
  • Croen
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cromolyn
  • Cyanocobalamin
d
  • De Novo mutation
  • Dementia
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • DEXA scan
  • Dextrose
  • DHA supplement
  • Dichloroacetate
  • Dietitian
  • Dietitian
  • Dietitian, Registered Dietitian
  • DNA methylation
  • Docosahexaenoic Acid
  • Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
  • Dominant
  • Dominant
  • Dopamine
  • Dravet Syndrome
  • Dravet Syndrome (myoclonic seizure of infancy)
  • DRESS
  • Dronabinol
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Dupixent
  • Dysarthria
  • Dysarthria
  • Dysexecutive Syndrome
  • Dysphagia
  • Dystonia
  • Dystonia
e
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, EDS
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)
  • Electromyography
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Electroretinogram
  • Elevated Liver Enzymes
  • Emergency protocol letter
  • Emergency protocol letter
  • Endocrinology
  • Endoscopy
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa
  • Epileptologist
  • Epileptologist
  • Erythromelalgia
  • Esophagitis
  • Ester C with bioflavonoids
  • Everolimus
  • Exocrine pancreatic Insufficiency
  • Exocrine pancreatic Insufficiency
  • Exophoria
f
  • Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
  • Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD
  • Fasciotomy
  • Fatigue
  • Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
  • Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (FAOD)
  • Ferritin
  • Ferritin Blood test
  • Ferroptosis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Fibrosis
  • First Degree AV Block
  • Flaxseed
  • Fluoroquinolone
  • Folinic Acid
  • Folinic Acid (Leucovorin)
  • Free Radicals
  • Friedreich's Ataxia
  • Friedreich's Ataxia
  • Functional Neurological Disorder
g
  • Gabapentin
  • Gastric Emptying Study
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux disease (GERD)
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Gastrointestinal (GI)
  • Gastroparesis/Delayed Gastric Emptying
  • Gastroparesis/Delayed Gastric Emptying
  • Genitourinary
  • Gilbert's Syndrome
  • Glaucoma
  • Glosis of the brain
  • Growth Retardation
h
  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis
  • Health Plan
  • Hearing Aids
  • HELLP Syndrome
  • Hematology
  • Heme
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Hepatologists
  • Hepatology
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Heteroplasmy
  • Heteroplasmy
  • HIDA scan
  • Histone
  • HMB metabolite of leucine
  • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
  • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
  • Hoffman Syndrome
  • Holter Monitor
  • Homocysteine
  • Hyperammonemia
  • Hyperintensity
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hypotony
i
  • Idebenona
  • IEP
  • IEP Extended School Year
  • IEP, 504
  • Immunoglobulin IgA
  • Immunoglobulin IgD
  • Immunoglobulin IgE
  • Immunoglobulin IgG
  • Immunoglobulin IgM
  • Implantable cardiac defibrillators
  • Implantable cardiac defibrillators
  • Implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD)
  • Inclusion body myositis
  • Inheritance
  • Inheritance
  • Inherited condition
  • Inherited condition
  • Interstitial Cystitis
  • Interstitial Cystitis
  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin
  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Ischemic Exercise test
  • Ischemic Exercise test
  • Isoleucine
k
  • Keppra
  • Ketones
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Kyphoscoliosis
l
  • L-arginine
  • L-carnitine (Levocarnitine)
  • L-Methylfolate
  • L-Methylfolate
  • Laryngeal Spasms
  • Laryngomalacia
  • Leaky Gut Syndrome
  • Leber's congenital amaurosis
  • Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
  • Leucine
  • Levocarnitine
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Loop recorder
  • Loose Anagen Syndrome
  • Loose Anagen Syndrome
  • Low homocysteine
  • Low plasma citrulline
  • Low plasma taurine
  • Low plasma tyrosine
  • Low proline
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Lumbar Puncture (spinal tap)
  • Lupus
  • Lupus (Systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE)
  • LV Diastolic Dysfunction
  • LV Diastolic Dysfunction
  • Lysine Acetylation
  • Lysine Methylation
  • Lysinuric Protein Intolerance
m
  • MACE surgery
  • Magnesium
  • Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy
  • Mast Cell Activation
  • Maximal Expiratory Pressure (MEP)
  • Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (MIP)
  • MCHC
  • Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
  • Medical Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
  • Mellitus
  • Mestinon
  • Metabolic factors
  • Metabolic factors
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR)
  • Methylmalonic acid
  • Methylsuccinic Acid
  • Mic-Key button
  • Microarray Analysis
  • Microarray Analysis
  • Miropure Urolithin
  • Mito Swab
  • Mito Swab (Buccal Swab)
  • Mitochondrial
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction
  • Mitochondrial factors
  • Mitochondrial factors
  • Mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase
  • Mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase MTFMT)
  • Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy
  • MNGIE, Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy
  • Motegrity
  • Mottles
  • mtDNA Deletion Syndrome
  • Multifactorial causes
  • Multifactorial causes
  • Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  • Mutation (genetic variant, genetic change)
  • Mutations
  • Mutations
  • Myalgia
  • Myalgic encephalomyelitis
  • Myalgic encephalomyelitis
  • Myalgic encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, ME/CFS)
  • Myocarditis
  • Myoglobinuria
  • Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
  • Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
n
  • N-Acetylcysteine
  • Nabilone
  • Nabilone, Cesamet
  • Nasogastric tube
  • Nasogastric tube
  • Nasogastric tube (NG tube)
  • Natural History Study
  • Needle Biopsy
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Neutropenia
  • Newborn screening panels
  • Newborn screening panels
  • Newborn screening panels (NBS, newborn screening)
  • Niacin
  • Nonspecific symptoms
  • Nonspecific symptoms
  • Norco
  • Nutcracker Syndrome
  • Nutritionist
  • Nystagmus
o
  • Occupational therapy
  • Occupational therapy (OT)
  • Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmoplegia
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Optometrist
  • Organic Academia
  • Organic Acidemia
  • Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
  • Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
  • Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTD)
  • Oromandibular dystonia
  • Otitis
  • Ozempic
p
  • Pancreatitis attack
  • PANDAS
  • PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders with Streptococcal Infections)
  • Pantothenic
  • Pantothenic
  • Papillary dysfunction and ampullary stenosis
  • Pathogenic
  • PCSK9 inhibitors
  • Pearson Syndrome
  • Pectus Excavatum
  • Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)
  • Physical therapy
  • Physical therapy (PT)
  • Placebo
  • Placebo-controlled study
  • Polymorphism
  • Polymyositis
  • Polymyositis
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Pompe Disease
  • Port
  • Potassium
  • POTS
  • POTS (Positional Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
  • Prealbumin
  • Preventricular contraction
  • Preventricular contraction
  • Preventricular contraction (PVC)
  • Prion diseases
  • prion-like molecules
  • Progress Reports
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
  • Prophylactic implantable cardiovascular defibrillator
  • Prophylactic implantable cardiovascular defibrillator (ICD)
  • Proprioception
  • Proprioception (Kinesthesia)
  • Protein microarray
  • Protein substrates
  • Protein substrates
  • Pryruvate (Pyruvic acid)
  • Ptosis
  • Pulse Ox
  • Pulse Ox
  • Pulse Oximeter (Pulse Ox)
  • Pyridoxine
  • Pyruvate levels
  • Pyruvate levels
r
  • Rapamycin
  • Reglan
  • Renal Tubular Acidosis
  • Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
  • Rett Syndrome
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Riboflavin
  • Ribose
s
  • Scleroderma
  • Scleroderma
  • Seizures
  • Seizures
  • Sepsis
  • Septic Shock
  • Serous
  • Serum
  • Shone's Complex
  • SIBO (Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
  • Sjogren's Syndrome
  • Sleep terrors
  • Spasticity
  • Spasticity
  • Specialist
  • Steatosis
  • Steroids
  • Steroids (prednisone)
  • Strabismus
  • Stridor
  • Succinic acid
  • Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
  • Symptomatic treatment
  • Symptomatic treatment
  • Syncope
  • Syringomyelia
t
  • Taurine
  • Tegretol
  • Thiamine
  • Thrombosis
  • Thrombosis
  • Thymidine Kinase Type 2 Deficiency
  • Thymidine Kinase Type 2 Deficiency Tk2D)
  • Tilt Table Test
  • Timothy Syndrome
  • Tizanidine
  • Tocopheryl
  • Topamax
  • Topamax (Topiramate)
  • Tourette's Syndrome
  • Tracheomalacia
  • Transient (Temporary) Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  • Transient Ischemic Attack
  • Transition Planning
  • Troponin
  • Troponin (Troponin complex
  • Troponin Levels
  • Tuberous Sclerosis
  • Type 2 Myotonic Dystrophy
  • Tyrosine
u
  • Urate stones
  • Urea Cycle Disorder
  • Ureteral obstruction/ clogged kidney tubules
  • Urine Organic Acids
  • Uveitis
v
  • Valine
  • Variant of Unknown Significance (VUS)
  • Variants
  • Vasculitis
  • Venipuncture
  • Ventricular bigeminy
  • Ventricular tachycardia
  • Visceral Hyperalgesia
  • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
  • Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
  • Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
  • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
  • Vitamin B3, Niacin
  • Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
  • Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
  • Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
  • Vitamin E, Tocopheryl
  • VUS Variant of Unknown Significance
x
  • X chromosome
  • X-linked dominant
  • X-linked dominant (XLD inheritance)
  • X-linked recessive
  • X-linked recessive (XKR inheritance)
y
  • Y chromosome
z
  • Zinc
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Abdominal bruit
  • Accommodations
  • Accommodations for disabilities, school and work
  • Addison’s Disease
  • Addison’s Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency)
  • Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
  • Adenovirus
  • Age related Macular Degeneration
  • Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
  • Alpers Disease
  • Alpers Disease
  • Alpha lipoic acid
  • Alpha tocotrienol
  • Amniotic fluid
  • Amniotic fluid
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lou Gehrig’s disease)
  • Anemia
  • Angelman Syndrome
  • Anhidrosis
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis AS)
  • Antagonistic pleiotropy
  • Antagonistic pleiotropy
  • Antibody
  • Antigen
  • Antinuclear Antibodies
  • Antinuclear Antibodies
  • Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
  • Antiproliferative
  • Antispasmodic
  • Antispasmodics
  • Apoptosis
  • Apraxia of Speech
  • Ascorbic Acid
  • Asparagine
  • Asparagine
  • AST/ALT
  • Ataxia
  • Audiology
  • Autoimmunity
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Autosomal dominant
  • Autosomal dominant (AD) inheritance
  • Autosomal recessive
  • Autosomal recessive (AR) inheritance
  • B- type Natriuretic peptide
  • B- type Natriuretic peptide
  • B- type Natriuretic peptide (BNP, NT-ProBNP)
  • Baclofen
  • BARTH syndrome
  • Basal Ganglia
  • Basal Ganglia
  • Behcet’s Syndrome
  • Bicarbonate
  • Bicitra
  • Bicitra (sodium citrate)
  • Bilious Vomit
  • Bilirubin
  • Biomarker
  • BiPAP (Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure) ventilation
  • BiPAP Machine
  • Blood Gases Test
  • Borderline low plasma Alpha Amino Acid Butyric Acid
  • Bradycardia
  • C-Diff
  • C-Diff (Clostridioides difficile)
  • c16 Palmitate
  • Cachexia
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia (Irregular heartbeat)
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise test
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise test
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise test (CPET)
  • Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Deficiency
  • Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Deficiency
  • Carrier
  • Carrier (of disease-causing mutation)
  • Cecostomy
  • Cecostomy Tube surgery
  • Cecostomy Tube surgery
  • Cellular Viability
  • Central Line
  • Central Line (Central venous catheter
  • Ceramide levels
  • Ceramide levels
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
  • Ceruloplasmin
  • Ceruloplasmin
  • Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease
  • Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease
  • Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease (CMTD)
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Choline

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