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Stepmother
The wife of a man who had a child by another women. See: Novercal
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- Diabetes, ketosis-prone See Diabetes, type 1
- Stage of dilatation The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labor
- Breast cancer gene One of the genes that contributes to breast cancer. See also: BRCA breast cancer gene
- Familial cylindromatosis A genetic syndrome in which numerous benign tumors of skin adnexa (such as the sweat glands) develop…
- Syndrome, dumping A group of symptoms that occur when food or liquid enters the small intestine too rapidly. These symptoms…
- Expectoration A big polysyllabic word for sputum or the act of bringing up and spitting out sputum. From the Latin…
- Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter White matter: An inherited brain disease that occurs mainly in children. and follows a chronic progressive…
- Pemphigus One of a group of chronic, relapsing autoimmune skin diseases that cause blisters and erosions of the skin…
- Ordre des Medecins The Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins. The French equivalent of the American Medical Association (the…
- Syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White A condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical system of the heart which normally tells the heart…
- Electronystagmogram A recording of the eye movements, usually done to confirm the presence of nystagmus. Electronystagmogram may…