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- Tendo Achilles See: Achilles tendon
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- Prescription abbreviations A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…
- Postmenopausal cervical kyphosis An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the…
- Disease, polycystic ovary See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome
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- Menkes syndrome A genetic disorder, also known as kinky hair syndrome, in which the hair is fragile and twisted ('kinky') and…
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