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- Pathognomonic A sign or symptom that is so characteristic of a disease that it makes the diagnosis. For example, Koplik's…
- Syndrome, Ramsay Hunt See: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) prevention In many cases, a person may have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a neurological event with the symptoms of…
- Familial adenomatous coli, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- Otoplasty Otoplasty: Plastic surgery to reshape the outer ear.
- Slipped vertebra See: Spondylolisthesis
- Phantom vision Seeing images after total loss of eyesight
- Speech-language pathologist A specialist who evaluates and treats communication disorders and swallowing problems. A speech-language…
- Malar Referring to the cheek.
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Sphenopalatine neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…