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Cephaly
Familiar abbreviation of the name of one of the cephalic disorders, a series of congenital condition that stem from damage to, or abnormal development of, the budding nervous system. Cephalic is a term that means 'head' or 'head end of the…
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Show more- Dehisce To burst open or gape. A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon…
- Sickness, altitude >If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and walk up. >If…
- JPS Juvenile polyposis syndrome. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Screening, kidney disease Screening (looking) for early kidney disease in people who are not already known to have it. Kidney disease…
- Infantile hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…
- Abrasion An abrasion or 'excoriation' is a wearing away of the upper layer of skin as a result of applied friction…
- Visual pathway glioma A slow-growing benign tumor of the eye
- Kalemia The presence of potassium in the blood. The word 'kalemia' is seldom used today although it is the basis for…
- Maternal myasthenia gravis Myasthenia gravis: The presence of myasthenia gravis in a pregnant woman. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune…
- Care, managed See: Managed care
- Binucleate Having two nuclei. Binucleate cells are due to a defect in cytokinesis, the process by which two daughter…