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- Sociopathic personality See: Antisocial personality disorder
- Breast feeding See: Breastfeeding
- Syndrome, Ricker See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
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- Antiatherogenic mutation A genetic mutation that protects against atherogenesis, the formation of atheromas (plaques) in arteries…
- Kiddie-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Stickler's syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Dementia, multi-infarct See Vascular dementia
- Sharp Medical slang for a needle or similar pointed object
- RDIs (Reference Daily Intakes) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…