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Eye retraction syndrome
See: Duane syndrome
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Show more- Macular pucker Scar tissue in the macula, the area of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. The scar can blur and…
- Casals-Ariet See: Casals-Ariet, Jordi
- Pachymeninx The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninx (membrane). The plural is pachymeninges
- Auditory prosthesis A device that enhances the ability to hear or substitutes for it. More commonly called a hearing aid. See…
- Hepatitis, infectious See Hepatitis A
- Heel bone Formally called the calcaneus. A more or less rectangular bone at the back of the foot. The words 'calcaneus'…
- Sibship The total number of children born to a set of parents. Siblings belong to a sibship
- Quincke's disease This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin…
- Cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitor See: Cox-1 inhibitor
- Salmonella Salmonella: A group of bacteria that cause typhoid fever and a number of other illnesses, including food…
- Cystatin 3 See: Cystatin C
- Connexon A special type of protein composed of an assembly of six subunits that are called connexins. A connexon of…