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Corneal dystrophy, lattice
See: Lattice dystrophy
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- Scrotum A pouch of skin which contains the testes, epididymides, and lower portions of the spermatic cords.
- Syncephaly Conjoined twins whose heads are joined together. From syn-, together + -cephaly, head = heads together. Also…
- Algia Word ending indicating pain, as in arthralgia (joint pain), cephalgia (headache), fibromyalgia, mastalgia…
- Appendix epididymis A small cystic projection from the surface of the epididymis which represents a remnant the embryologic…
- Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders S, National (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on…
- Cholecystokinin Abbreviated CCK. A polypeptide hormone that stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder with release of…
- Heteroplasia The replacement of normal tissue of the body by abnormal tissue or by malpositioned normal tissue, a tissue…
- Edentulous Being without teeth. Complete loss of all natural teeth can substantially reduce quality of life, self-image…
- Radical dissection Removal of not only affected tissue, but also nearby tissue that may be covertly affected
- Line, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease
- Somnolent Sleepy or tending to cause sleep. 'Somnolent' came from French. It descends from the Latin 'somnus' meaning…