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Congenital ptosis of the eyelids
Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and restrict or even block vision. Moderate or severe ptosis calls for treatment to permit normal vision development. If not corrected…
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- Rickets, vitamin D resistant A rickets-like condition caused by an inborn defect of metabolism, usually in males. Vitamin D cannot be…
- Tumor marker Tumor markers are substances that can be detected in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body…
- Joseph Warshaw See: Warshaw, Joseph
- Pharmacopoeia An official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopoeia. By…
- Bioelectric impedance analysis A seemingly simple method for determining the lean body mass. Abbreviated BIA. There are two methods of the…
- Hereditary mutation Mutation: A heritable change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome in a cell destined to become an egg or a…
- Checkpoint The side of the face forming the side wall of the mouth. The cheek bone is part of the temporal bone of the…
- Acoustic neuroma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Appendix perforation Rupture of appendix