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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
An overgrowth syndrome, whose clinical manifestations typically include macrosomia (large body size), macroglossia (large tongue), omphalocele (exomphalos), organomegaly (enlarged organs), hemihypertrophy (overgrowth of one side of the…
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- Adipocyte A fat cell, a connective tissue cell that has differentiated and become specialized in the synthesis…
- Serratus posterior superior One of the serratus muscles of the back and thorax. The serratus posterior superior originates from the…
- Stenosis, carotid-artery See: Carotid stenosis
- Biology, molecular See: Molecular biology
- Spiral fracture A fracture, sometimes called a torsion fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. NTER>
- PEJ Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
- Bed blocker A patient who uses a hospital bed for a long period of time because they are chronically ill. The patient…
- Alpha Omega Alpha The medical honor society, the medical school equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa, in the United States and Canada…
- Dermoid cyst of the ovary Cyst of the ovary : A bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically contains a diversity of…
- Cholestasis with peripheral pulmonary stenosis Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia or Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by…