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Floating-Harbor syndrome
A genetic condition characterized by the triad of short stature apparent at birth with significantly delayed bone age; expressive language delay, usually in the presence of normal motor development; and a triangular face with a prominent…
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- Chemical terrorism Terrorism using chemical agents. These chemical agents are poisonous gases, liquids or solids that have toxic…
- Bathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers from bathophobia experience anxiety even though they…
- Aneurysm, racemose An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Bundling A term employed by the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration) that refers to the inclusion of multiple…
- Pituitary adenoma A benign tumor of the pituitary, the master gland that controls other glands and influences numerous body…
- HNPCC Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- Pox virus See: Orthopox
- Release, carpal tunnel A surgical procedure to relieve pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (the carpal…
- Straight-jacket See: Straitjacket
- Bone, endochondral Any bone that develops in and replaces cartilage. The cartilage is partially or entirely destroyed by the…
- Lens, ocular In a microscope, the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece) whereas the objective (also…