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Malrotated ear
An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the auricle is more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular. Slanted ears are considered a minor anomaly. The presence of 2 or more minor…
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- Pancreatic alpha cell A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Blood group, ABO The major human blood group system. The ABO type of a person depends upon the presence or absence of two…
- Artificial knee A replacement for the human knee. An artificial knee typically has a metal shell on the end of the thigh bone…
- Diarrhea, traveler's Diarrhea illness associated with travel to a foreign country. Among the causes of traveler's diarrhea are…
- Transvestite A person who dresses in the clothing of the opposite sex, i.e., a person who cross-dresses
- Pyoderma gangrenosum An ulcerating condition of the skin leading to hollowed-out areas (ulcers) with heaped-up borders and a…
- Iridectomy The process of making a hole in the iris by surgically removing a full-thickness piece from the iris
- Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease is a kidney condition associated with…
- Plasmacytoma Cancer of the plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies) that may turn into multiple myeloma
- Systemic Affecting the entire body. A systemic disease such as diabetes can affect the whole body. Systemic…
- GI 1. In medicine, commonly used abbreviation for gastrointestinal, referring collectively to the stomach and…