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Age of mother
See: Maternal age
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- Chamber, anterior The space in the eye that is behind the cornea and in front of the iris. The cornea is the outer…
- Diaphragmatic hernia Hernia: Passage of a loop of bowel through the diaphragm muscle. This type of hernia occurs as the bowel from…
- T (thymine) In genetics, T stands for thymine, one member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base…
- Hepatitis D Liver inflammation due to the hepatitis D virus (HDV), which only causes disease in patients who already have…
- Alveolar proteinosis See: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
- DNS On a prescription, Do Not Substitute. If a physician orders a particular drug and writes DNS on the…
- Othello syndrome The delusion of infidelity of a spouse or partner. The Othello syndrome affects males and, less often…
- Zygomatic bone The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic bone is also…
- Taenia dentata Taenia solium
- Maxilla The maxilla is the major bone of the upper jaw
- Keratoderma hereditarium mutilans See: Vohwinkel syndrome