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Dysmorphic feature
A body characteristic that is abnormally formed. A malformed ear, for example, is a dysmorphic feature. Dysmorphology is a term coined by Dr. David W. Smith in the 1960's to describe the study of human congenital malformations (birth…
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Show more- Skin color The color of skin which is complexly determined. Skin color depends on many factors including reddening…
- Prenatal diagnosis Diagnosis before birth. Methods for prenatal diagnosis include ultrasound of the uterus, placenta, and/or…
- Ventricular Pertaining to the ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart, as in ventricular fibrillation and ventricular…
- Disease, Gilbert See Gilbert syndrome
- Vitamin B -- niacin Deficiency of niacin, one of the B-complex vitamins, causes pellagra. See: Pellagra
- Good-for-you bacteria Bacteria that are good for health. Lactobacillus acidophilus are a type of good-for-you bacteria. The term is…
- Maternal The age of the mother at the time of delivery. Advanced maternal age is usually defined as age 35 or more at…
- Venom, scorpion The potent poison of the scorpion. A sting can be fatal to a person who is allergic to it. A scorpion is an…
- Grief, anticipatory See: Anticipatory grief
- Tendo Achilles See: Achilles tendon
- Antonomasy See: Antonomasia
- TMR Stands for transmyocardial laser revascularization, a procedure by which a physician uses a laser to make…