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Diprosopus
Two-faced conjoined twins (incompletely separated identical twins). The twins have almost complete fusion of their bodies with one set of limbs. Part or all of the face is duplicated. The condition usually results in stillbirth. The…
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Show more- Organisation Mondiale de la Sante The French name for the World Health Organization (WHO). See: World Health Organization
- Allopathy The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different…
- Carcinoma, basal cell Carcinoma, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- Cancer, islet cell See: Islet cell cancer
- Alimentary Concerning food, nourishment, and the organs of digestion. From the Latin alimentum meaning nourishment
- Outlet The exit or opening. The means by which something escapes.
- Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut A severe form of epilepsy that usually begins in early childhood and is characterized by frequent seizures of…
- Avuncular 1. Literally, relating to an uncle. 2. Figuratively, suggestive of an uncle, as in geniality. 3 In medical…
- Cell cycle The sequence of events within the cell between cell divisions. The cell cycle is conventionally divided into…
- Labia, oral The lips around the mouth. See lip.
- Acute-phase proteins See: Acute-phase protein
- Anovular Not accompanied by ovulation, the release of an ovum (egg) from the ovary. Synonymous with anovulatory