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Mule
In the drug trade, a person who transports a drug by internally concealing it. Also called a body packer. See: Body packer
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- NF1 (neurofibromatosis type 1) See: Neurofibromatosis type 1
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- Recessive A condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one copy from…
- Infection, middle ear Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
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- Rib, true One of the first 7 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'true' if it attaches to the sternum (the breast bone)…
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