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A term once used to refer to the medical case of an inpatient
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- Syndrome, Zellweger A genetic disorder, also called the cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Fixation, external A procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by a splint or cast. External…
- Hemangioma, capillary A type of hemangioma (a benign tumor formed by a collection of excess blood vessels) that is composed almost…
- Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome See TAR syndrome
- Blister agent See: Vesicant
- Nerve, seventh cranial The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Cor biloculare A two-chambered heart. Cor biloculare is due to failure of development of the walls that normally separate…
- Multifactorial Multiple factors. Multifactorial inheritance is the type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than…
- Systole The time period when the heart is contracting. The period specifically during which the left ventricle of the…
- Gonadotropin Hormones that are secreted by the pituitary gland, and that affect the function of the male or female gonads…
- Enhanced external counterpulsation A non-invasive out-patient treatment for heart disease and, in particular, for angina (chest pain due to an…