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Minor anomaly
An unusual anatomic feature that is of no serious medical or cosmetic consequence to the patient. A minor anomaly of the feet might, for example, be curvature of the second toe so it overlaps the third toe a little. A major anomaly, by…
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA): One of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA's mission is to 'conduct research focused on improving…
- Bone, frontal See: Frontal bone
- WBC Commonly used abbreviation for a white blood cell. WBC also stands for the white blood cell count which is…
- GOO Gastric outlet obstruction
- ESWL Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine.
- Gynephobia An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize…
- LAMB syndrome Acronym for Lentigines, Atrial myxomas, Mucocutaneous myxomas, and Blue nevi. Now included in the Carney…
- Urethroscope A device for examining the inside of the urethra
- Cholescintigraphy Cholescintigraphy: A diagnostic test in which a two-dimensional picture of a radiation source in the biliary…
- Great saphenous vein The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…