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Chromosome 4p- syndrome
The 4p- syndrome or Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short (p) arm of chromosome 4. It is, therefore, also called the 4p- syndrome. Features of the syndrome include midline defects with a…
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- Pre-eclampsia A condition in pregnancy characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria…
- Malariology The study of malaria. Someone who is versed in malariology is a malariologist
- Repair, hernia Also called a herniorrhaphy, a surgical repair of a hernia. Hernia repair may be done under local or general…
- Beverly Hills diet The Beverly Hills diet is a weight loss plan based upon the premise that eating certain fruits leads to…
- Drill, dental A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th…
- Lightning injuries A sensation of flashing lights is created when the vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the…
- Spinal fusion Spinal fusion: A surgical procedure in which two or more of the vertebrae in the spine are united together so…
- RCT Randomized controlled trial
- Automated white cell differential A machine-generated percentage of the different types of white blood cells, usually split into granulocytes…
- Epidemiologist A person engaged in epidemiology (not confined to epidemics). Epidemiologists include people with an M.D…
- Women's Health Initiative A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of…