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Membrane, epiretinal
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- Melanoma of the eye See: Intraocular melanoma
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- Novercal Stepmotherly; pertaining to a stepmother. From the Latin novercalis, from noverca meaning stepmother
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- Choroid See: Melanoma, choroidal.
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- Complication In medicine, an additional problem that arises following a procedure, treatment or illness and is secondary…
- Deafness with goiter Deafness with goiter: See Pendred syndrome