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Heterotopic
In the wrong place, in an abnormal place, misplaced. From the Greek roots 'hetero-' meaning 'other' + 'topos' meaning 'place' = other place. For example, heterotopic bone formation is the formation of bone where it is not normally found…
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- Senile 1. Pertaining to old age. 2. Pertaining to the physical decline associated with old age. 3. Pertaining to the…
- Vitamin Q10 See: Coenzyme Q10
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumor One of a remarkable group of tumors that originate in cells from the primitive neural crest and share the…
- Cranial nerve, fourth The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye…
- Nerve compression 'Pinching' a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully…
- Disease, Raynaud A condition resulting in skin discoloration of the fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in…
- Fear of having a malformed child An abnormal and persistent fear of bearing a malformed child is termed teratophobia. A phobia is an…
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