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Post-term infant
An overly mature baby that has not been born until well after the usual term pregnancy. A post-term baby is one born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length of the pregnancy) is…
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- Labial sounds The lips are not only anatomic features of note, they are organs of speech essential to certain…
- Phytanic acid storage disease See Refsum disease
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- Dysphoria Anxiety
- Favism A condition characterized by hemolytic anemia (breakup of red blood cells) after eating fava beans (Vicia…
- Demonophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of evil supernatural beings in persons who believe such beings exist and roam…
- Rh factor An antigen found in the red blood cells of most people: those who have Rh factor are said to be Rh positive…
- Phenomenon, Raynaud's A condition resulting in discoloration of fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in…
- Cordectomy 1. Surgical removal of a vocal cord. 2. Surgical removal of part of the spinal cord. From cord + -ectomy…