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Hydranencephaly
A condition in which the cerebral hemispheres of the brain are absent and replaced by sacs filled with cerebrospinal fluid. Usually the cerebellum and brainstem are formed normally. An infant with hydranencephaly may appear normal at…
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- Dressler syndrome Pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium, the sac-like covering of the heart) after a heart attack…
- Seventh cranial nerve The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- M. intercellulare Mycobacterium intercellulare
- Artery, femoral See: Femoral artery
- Transverse fracture A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone. NTER>
- Morning sickness Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day…
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- Midwife A person trained to assist a woman during childbirth. Many midwives also provide prenatal care for pregnant…
- Albinism and hemorrhagic diathesis Pigmented reticuloendothelial cells: See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome