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C
- Congenital chloride diarrheaA rare inherited intestinal disorder that causes lifelong chloride-rich secretory diarrhea.
F
- Fecal elastase-1Fecal elastase-1 is a stool test used to assess pancreatic exocrine function and identify possible pancreatic insufficiency.
G
- Glucose-galactose malabsorptionGlucose-galactose malabsorption is an inherited intestinal transport disorder that prevents normal absorption of glucose and galactose.
K
- KMT2A-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemiaKMT2A-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a genomic subtype of ALL associated with aggressive disease behavior and early relapse.
M
- Microgranular APLA morphologic form of acute promyelocytic leukemia in which abnormal promyelocytes have scant visible granules and often bilobed nuclei.
- Microvillus inclusion diseaseMicrovillus inclusion disease is a rare congenital intestinal disorder that causes severe, persistent diarrhea.
- Myeloid leukemia associated with Down syndromeA distinct childhood myeloid leukemia associated with constitutional trisomy 21, usually involving a somatic GATA1 mutation.
- Myeloid neoplasm post cytotoxic therapyIn WHO-HAEM5, prior cytotoxic therapy is recorded as a qualifier on a myeloid neoplasm, not as a separate disease.
N
- Neuron-specific enolaseNeuron-specific enolase is a serum marker measured in neuroblastoma, where it may help estimate prognosis, mainly in advanced disease.
R
- Reye syndromeReye syndrome is a rare, acute, potentially fatal illness of children that combines brain dysfunction with fatty change in the liver.
S
- Subacute sclerosing panencephalitisA rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by persistent measles virus infection in the central nervous system.
T
- Transient aplastic crisisA temporary suppression of red-cell production that can cause severe anemia, especially in people with an underlying red-cell disorder.
- Tufting enteropathyTufting enteropathy is a rare inherited intestinal disorder that causes persistent, severe diarrhea early in life.
V
- Vegetative stateA disorder of consciousness in which wakefulness is present but the person shows no behavioral response to commands.
W
- Weight centile spacesOn UK-WHO growth charts, a weight centile space is the interval between adjacent centile lines, used to describe a fall in a child's weight trajectory.