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Show more- Bifid Cleft (split) in two. See, for example, bifid uvula
- Double contrast barium enema A series of x-rays of the colon and rectum taken after the patient is given an enema, followed by an…
- Hypervolemia An abnormal increase in blood volume or, strictly speaking, an abnormal increase in the volume of blood…
- Test, Gesell Developmental A measure of child development devised by the American child psychologist and pediatrician Arnold Gesell…
- Twin, vanishing See: Vanishing twin
- HPE Holoprosencephaly
- Megacolon An abnormally enlarged colon.
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) A human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta. Human chorionic gonadotropin…
- Intrauterine growth restriction The growth of the fetus is abnormally slow. When born, the baby appears too small, considering its' dates…
- Cockles of the heart The ventricles of the heart. If a cup of tea or coffee warms the cockles of your heart, it gives you a…
- Thyroglossal cyst A fluid-filled sac present at birth in the midline of the neck. A thyroglossal cyst is a congenital…
- Fear of vomiting An abnormal and persistent fear of vomiting. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…