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Anomalad, Klippel-Feil
See: Klippel-Feil sequence
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Show more- Oneiric Relating to dreams; dream-like. From the Greek 'oneiros' (dream). See oneirophrenia
- Paraparesis Weakness of the lower extremities
- HDL Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…
- Nutraceutical A food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and…
- Error of the second kind See: Error, beta
- Alport syndrome An hereditary condition characterized by kidney disease, sensorineural (nerve) deafness and sometimes eye…
- Chromatids The daughter strands of a duplicated chromosome joined together by a centromere.
- Appendix perforation Rupture of appendix
- Leper 1. Someone with leprosy (Hansen disease). The term leper is now in disfavor. 2. By extension, a pariah. A…
- Hypochondriasm See: Hypochondriasis
- Prominentia laryngea The prominence of the larynx, more commonly known as the Adam's apple. This familiar feature in front of the…
- Homosexuality 1 Trisomy of the same chromosome. The occurrence of two children in the same family with trisomy 21 is an…