See Also: Hegglin(medicine)
May-Hegglin anomaly(medicine)
Hegglin's anomaly(medicine)
Hegglin's syndrome(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Consanguinity(law)
consanguinity(dictionary)
consanguinity(dictionary)
Consanguinity(health)
Consanguinity(medicine)

Hegglin's anomaly (medicine) and Consanguinity (health)


Hegglin's anomaly (medicine)


Hegglin's anomaly


A disorder in which neutrophils and eosinophils contain basophilic structures known as Dohle or Amato bodies and in which there is faulty maturation of platelets, with thrombocytopenia; autosomal dominant inheritance.

Synonym: May-Hegglin anomaly.


Consanguinity (health)


Having a common ancestor, ie, being blood relatives. Mating between two first cousins, for example, can be termed a consanguineous mating and is indicated in a pedigree by a double bar between the two parents. Such mating can result in an increased frequency of offspring who are *homozygous* for a recessive autosomal trait possessed by both parents, eg cystic fibrosis.