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Pit, ear
Tiny pit in front of the ear. Also preauricular pit. A minor anomaly of no great consequence in itself. More common in blacks than whites and in females than males. Can recur in families. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a…
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Show more- Appendix epiploica A finger-like projection of fat attached to the colon.
- Eyetooth An upper canine tooth which is immediately lateral to the second incisor. So-named in the mistaken belief…
- Neprilysin See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Syndrome, respiratory distress (RDS) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…
- Prepuce, inflammation of the Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Thorax The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen that contains the lungs, the heart and part of…
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography PTCA. The use of a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowed artery.
- Midwife assistant A person who assists a midwife with prenatal care, childbirth education, delivery, and post-natal care. Also…
- Surgery, video-assisted Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television…
- Myokymia Continuous involuntary muscle twitchings that give the appearance of wormlike rippling of muscle. The muscle…
- George W. Thorn See: Thorn, George W.
- Fungal Pertaining to a fungus. For example, a fungal skin infection