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Taeniasis
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- Zidovudine triphosphate The active form of zidovudine which is also known as AZT. See: AZT
- Vaccination, pneumococcal pneumonia
- Palate, cleft An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully…
- Dystocia Difficult or abnormal labor or delivery. From the Greek 'dys' meaning 'difficult, painful, disordered…
- Antimicrobial medication A drug used to treat a microbial infection. The term 'antimicrobial' is a general one that refers to a group…
- Prokaryotic Pertaining to prokaryotes
- Excisional biopsy A biopsy in which an entire biopsy in which an entire lesion, is removed. A excisional biopsy is in contrast…
- Vasodepressor syncope The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. (Syncope is temporary loss of…
- Cancer of the clitoris See: Cancer of the vulva
- Genetic counseling An educational counseling process for individuals and families who have a genetic disease or who are at risk…
- Mainstream medicine Medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. or D.O. degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as…
- Redux See: Dexfenfluramine