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Onychoosteodysplasia
This is the nail-patella syndrome, an hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed (dysplastic) or absent nails and by absent or underdeveloped (hypoplastic) kneecaps (patellae). Other features of the syndrome include: > >Iliac…
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- Wheezer A slang term for a patient who is wheezing. Sometimes applied to someone having serious trouble breathing
- Virus, Marburg See: Negative-strand RNA virus.
- Science (journal) A weekly journal concerning science. Science was founded in 1880 by one of the world's most famous…
- Hypopigmented Underpigmented.
- Accessory digestive organ An organ that helps with digestion but is not part of the digestive tract. The accessory digestive organs are…
- Illusion A perception that occurs when a sensory stimulus is present but is incorrectly perceived and misinterpreted…
- Schizoid Having symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. See schizophrenia
- Infantile paralysis (polio) Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease…
- Female urethral opening The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Sleep disorders Sleep disorders: Any disorder that affects, disrupts, or involves sleep. The most common sleep disorder is…
- Random number table A table of numbers generated in an unpredictable, haphazard sequence. Tables of random numbers are used to…