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Ear tag
Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore also called preauricular tag. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child…
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Show more- AAD American Association of Dermatology, one of many important professional societies in the health arena. The…
- Seed implantation Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material contained within a small cylindrical shell directly…
- Event, adverse See: Adverse event
- Nodular melanoma See: Melanoma, nodular
- Chewing tobacco Tobacco that is chewed, not smoked. A form of smokeless tobacco. Chewing tobacco and snuff are the two main…
- Pro Proline. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Motor neurone disease Motor neuron disease. 'His suffering from motor neurone disease (MND) was finally over because he had chosen…
- Occipital 1. Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head. 2. Located near the occipital bone as, for example, the…
- Subq Abbreviation for subcutaneous. Subcutaneous means under the skin. It implies just under the skin. With a…
- Carpal tunnel release A surgical procedure to relieve pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (the carpal…
- Binocular vision The ability to maintain visual focus on an object with both eyes, creating a single visual image. Lack of…
- Inhibition, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia