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Congenital brevicollis
See: Klippel-Feil sequence
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- Venous catheter, central See: Catheter, central venous
- Chancroid A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. Periodic outbreaks of…
- Hepatic encephalopathy Brain dysfunction directly due to liver dysfunction, most often recognized in advanced liver disease. Hepatic…
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Attenuated Weakened, diluted, thinned, reduced, weakened, diminished. The use of 'attenuated' in medicine is not new. In…
- Obesity, endogenous Overweight caused by malfunction of the hormonal or metabolic system
- Immune response Any reaction by the immune system.
- Ferrocalcinosis, cerebrovascular A condition that was first described in 1930 by T. Fahr and is therefore sometimes called Fahr syndrome, this…
- Adenoiditis Infection of the adenoids.
- Jellyfish itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Down syndrome Down syndrome: A common chromosome disorder due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21). Down syndrome…