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Developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH)
The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is not stable within the socket (the acetabulum). The ligaments of the hip joint may also be loose and stretched. The degree of…
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- Race-based medication See: Race-based drug
- Contrast Short for 'contrast media.' Contrast media are X-ray dyes used to provide contrast, for example, between…
- Quadriparesis Weakness of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as for example from muscular dystrophy.
- Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by the triad of asymmetric limb hypertrophy, hemangiomata…
- Septic Infected, or denoting infection. For example, septic shock is shock caused by infection.
- Midwife A person trained to assist a woman during childbirth. Many midwives also provide prenatal care for pregnant…
- Livid Black and blue.
- Frontal lobe The part of each hemisphere of the brain located behind the forehead that serves to regulate and mediate the…
- Focal sclerosis See: Multiple sclerosis
- Cholangitis Inflammation of the bile duct. From cholangi-, pertaining to a bile duct + -itis, inflammation. See also…
- Unstable diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…