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WBS
Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
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Show more- Crabs Slang for pubic lice. See: Public lice
- Aggressive In oncology, quickly growing, tending to spread rapidly. As, for example, an aggressive tumor
- Caudal An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the…
- Psoriasis, plaque The most common form of psoriasis -- about 80% of people with psoriasis have this type. Plaque psoriasis can…
- Epispadias Congenital (at birth) malformation in which the opening of the urethra (from whence comes the urinary stream)…
- Human Genome Research Institute, National RI): One of the newest of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NHGRI's mission in formal terms is to…
- Amygdaloid body See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Unresolved grief Grief characterized by the extended duration of the symptoms, by interference of the grief symptoms with the…
- Artificial insemination by donor (AID) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Tick-borne rickettsiosis, north Asian One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…
- Dental Association, American (ADA) The mission statement of the ADA reads as follows: 'The ADA is the professional association of dentists…
- EPS Stands for ElectroPhysiologic Study, a test of the electrical conduction system of the heart (the system that…