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Tongue tie
A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the frenum) is too short and limits the normal mobility of the tongue. The medical term for this condition is ankyloglossia. The name…
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Show more- Cellulitis Cellulitis: An acute spreading bacterial infection below the surface of the skin characterized by redness…
- Cytology The medical and scientific study of cells. Cytology refers to a branch of pathology, the medical specialty…
- Immune tolerance A state of unresponsiveness to a specific antigen or group of antigens to which a person is normally…
- Elbow, cellulitis of the Inflammation of the skin around the elbow due to infection (cellulitis) commonly occurs as a result of…
- Autosomal chromosome Any chromosome except for the sex chromosomes. Humans have 44 autosomal chromosomes, or autosomes
- Small calorie (Calorie) A type of lung cancer in which the cells appear small and round under the microscope. Also called oat cell…
- Multiparous 1) Having two or more offspring at one birth. 2) Related to a multipara. See also uniparous.
- Childhood liver cancer Primary cancer of the liver (cancer that starts in the liver) in children, a relatively rare malignancy in…
- Partial syndactyly A condition in which fingers or toes are partially joined together. Syndactyly can involve the bones or just…
- CAPD Central auditory processing disorder
- Spit 1. As a noun: Popular term for sputum.2. As a verb: To eject sputum; to expectorate.See: Sputum
- Bell's palsy Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. Bell's…