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Aorta, coarctation of the
A congenital constriction of the aorta, impeding the flow of blood below the level of the constriction and increasing blood pressure above the constriction. Symptoms may not be evident at birth but may develop as soon as the first week…
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- Double-jointed Popular term to describe a joint that is unusually flexible. Medically, the joint is said to be…
- Esophagus The tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach. The esophagus lies between the trachea…
- Symbol of pediatrics See: Infant in swaddling
- Pavlov pouch At different points along the dogs' digestive tracts, the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov…
- TEE Transesophageal echocardiography. A diagnostic test which employs ultrasound waves to make images of the…
- Forceps, obstetrical An instrument designed as an aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to ease delivery or…
- Cancer of the cervix See: Cervical cancer
- Saffron An extremely costly yellow spice derived from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)…
- Heteroclite Deviating from the ordinary; irregular or abnormal; anomalous. As, for example, retroviruses represent a…
- Multiple system atrophy See: Shy-Drager syndrome, which is also known as multiple system atrophy with postural hypotension
- Reproductive cells The eggs and sperm are the reproductive cells. Each mature reproductive cell is haploid in that it has a…