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Primary teeth
The first teeth which are shed and replaced by permanent teeth. The first primary tooth comes in at about 6 months of age and the 20th and last primary tooth erupts at around 2 1/2 years of age. The primary teeth are replaced beginning…
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- Heterosexuality Sexuality directed toward someone of the opposite sex
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- Sensorineural deafness with XX gonadal dysgenesis See: Perrault syndrome.
- Mifepristone The French abortion pill, also known as RU-486. RU-486 has been used in combination with another drug called…
- Hemophilia carrier A female carrying a mutant gene for hemophilia on one of her two X chromosomes and a normal allele on her…
- Ehrlichiosis An acute (abrupt onset) disease, first reported in humans in 1986, due to infection by the rickettsial agent…
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- Sclerose en plaques See: Sclerose en plaques
- Prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate gland, a very common health concern, accounting for up to 25% of…