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Morton foot
See: Morton' neuroma
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- Cyclothymia A form of bipolar disorder in which the mood swings are less severe. See also bipolar disease.
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- Dwarf Someone with dwarfism, which is now more correctly called short stature. People with dwarfism (short stature)…
- End stage The last phase in the course of a progressive disease. As in end-stage liver disease, end-stage lung disease…
- Chromosome 2 The second largest chromosome in the human genome. Chromosome 2 contains over 240 million base pairs and more…