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Goldenhar syndrome
Congenital malformation of the jaw, cheek and ear associated with vertebral defects. There is deformity of the external ear and abnormal smallness of that half of the face. Coloboma (cleft) of the upper eyelid is frequent. The ear…
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- Straight-jacket See: Straitjacket
- Malrotation of the intestine Failure for the intestine to rotate normally during embryonic development. One of the dangers is that the…
- Flat condyloma A manifestation of the secondary stage of syphilis that takes the form of broad flat wartlike growths in…
- Third stage of labor The part of labor from the birth of the baby until the placenta (afterbirth) and fetal membranes are…
- Angiotensin II receptor blocker A medication that blocks the action of angiotensin II, permitting the blood vessels to relax and dilate…
- Absenteeism The frequent absence from work or other duty without good reason. See also: Presenteeism
- Gland, Meibomian See: Meibomian gland
- Exercise treadmill test A test (sometimes simply called a treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram…
- Paralysis, laryngeal nerve Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Global Initiativ See: GOLD
- Classic typhus See: Typhus, epidemic