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Anomalad, Klippel-Feil
See: Klippel-Feil sequence
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- Vision, tunnel See: Tunnel vision
- BX Medical abbreviation for biopsy. See: bx
- Syndrome, MASA MASA stands for mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs. Features of the syndrome…
- FMRI Functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Anal fissure Anal fissure: Common tear in the anal canal. Anal fissure is a common cause of red blood in the stool.
- Script An informal colloquial term for a prescription. Derived from prescription by removing both its beginning and…
- Ocean itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Penicillin-resistant bacteria Bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin. Such organisms can sometimes be killed using sulfa drugs…
- Ovary, polycystic See: Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Myelinization The formation of the myelin sheath around a nerve fiber. Also known as myelination
- Rash, butterfly Rash, butterfly: A red, flat facial rash over the bridge of the nose. Over half of patients with systemic…