Glossary for Ectodermal dysplasia anhidrotic

Brittle nails: thinning of the nail plate
Dental conditions: Conditions that affect ones dentition
Ectodermal dysplasia: A group of rare inherited conditions which affect the ectodermal skin layer which includes the skin, hair, teeth and nails.
Genetic Disease: Any disease that is handed down to oneself through the chromosomes of ones parents
Hair conditions: Any disorder the affects the hair
Hay-Wells Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by ankyloblepharon, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip and/or cleft palate.
Head Conditions: Conditions that affect the head
Heat intolerance: A symptom where a person is intolerant to changes of temperature particularly heat
Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia: An inherited disorder involving the developmental abnormalities during the fetal stage that can affect the skin, hair, nails, teeth and sweat glands. This form of ectodermal dysplasia is characterized by a reduced ability to sweat due to a lack of sweat glands or dysfunction of present sweat glands.
Mouth conditions: Any condition that affects the mouth
Nail conditions: Any condition that affects the nail
Skin conditions: Any condition that affects the skin
Sweat symptoms: Symptoms related to sweating

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