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Congenital retraction syndrome
See: Duane syndrome
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Show more- Borborygmus Bowel sounds, the gurgling, rumbling, or growling noise from the abdomen caused by the muscular contractions…
- Gtt. Abbreviation meaning drops (from the Latin 'guttae', drops). One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of…
- A-T Ataxia-telangiectasia
- Extrapulmonary tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, extrapulmonary. See also: Tuberculous meningitis
- Asexual 1. Without sexual desire or interest. Someone with seemingly no sexual drive. 2. Referring to reproduction…
- Goldenhar syndrome Congenital malformation of the jaw, cheek and ear associated with vertebral defects. There is deformity of…
- Baldness, patchy Baldness, patchy: Patchy baldness. Also referred to as alopecia areata. Alopecia means baldness and areata…
- Septum, atrial The wall between the two upper chambers (the right and left atrium) of the heart
- Effusion, pericardial See: Pericardial effusion
- Dumdum fever Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs)…
- Somatic mutation A mutation in a somatic cell, in contrast to a mutation in a germ cell. See also: Acquired mutation.
- Appendix epiploica A finger-like projection of fat attached to the colon.