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Syndrome, Brachmann-de Lange
See: de Lange syndrome
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- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Zidovudine Zidovudine: See: AZT.
- Opiate A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an…
- Xanthinuria An inherited metabolic disorder in which there is deficiency of an enzyme needed to process xanthine, a…
- Contraceptive, combined oral Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Gland, palpebral See: Meibomian gland
- Day sight Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under 'Nyctalopia' from the Greek 'nyct' (night) + 'aloas'…
- Flores man See: Homo floresiensis
- Mudslide injury See: Landslide injury
- Neurodermatitis Scaly patches of skin on the head, lower legs, wrists, or forearms caused by a localized itch such as from an…
- Hepato- Prefix or combining form used before a consonant to refer to the liver. From the Greek hepar, liver