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Kubler-Ross
See: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
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Show more- Toes, six The presence of an extra sixth toe, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect This is called…
- Kilobase Unit of length of DNA equal to 1000 nucleotide bases
- Shprintzen syndrome See: Velocardiofacial syndrome
- Disease, manic-depressive See Manic-depression
- Ovarian cyst A fluid-filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results…
- Neuropathy, diabetic See: Diabetic neuropathy
- Bile duct cancer An uncommon type of cancer that arises from the bile duct, the tube that connects the liver and the…
- Ataxia Wobbliness. Incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and…
- Sign Any objective evidence of disease. Gross blood in the stool is a sign of disease. It can be recognized by the…
- Nurse practitioner A registered nurse (RN) who has completed an advanced training program in a medical specialty such as…
- Motor neurone disease Motor neuron disease. 'His suffering from motor neurone disease (MND) was finally over because he had chosen…
- Ot- Prefix meaning ear, used before a vowel, as in otalgia and otitis. Before a consonant, ot- becomes oto-, as…