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Bell's palsy
Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. Bell's palsy is also called facial nerve paralysis. The cause of facial nerve paralysis is often not known, but is thought to be due to a…
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- Popcorn worker lung See: Popcorn worker's lung
- Louise Brown See: Brown, Louise.
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