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GALACTOSEMIA
galactosemia
(noun) a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
galactosemia (countable and uncountable, plural galactosemias)
(medicine) A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly
The presence of galactose in the blood
Source: Wiktionary
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ASYSTOLE
(noun) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
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