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Williams syndrome
See: Circle of Willis.
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- MDS Myelodysplastic syndrome, or myelodysplastic syndromes
- Headache, Hogwarts See: Hogwarts headache
- Jugular vein, external The more superficial of the two jugular veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face and…
- Influenza, Spanish See: Spanish flu
- Xerophagia A dry diet. Literally, dry eating. From the Greek 'xeros' meaning 'dry' + 'phago' meaning 'to eat.
- Enteral nutrition Pertaining to the small intestine. Also called (less often) enteral.
- Cyclothymia A form of bipolar disorder in which the mood swings are less severe. See also bipolar disease.
- Duane retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Tremor Tremor: Any abnormal repetitive shaking movement of the body. Tremors have many causes and can be inherited…
- Health, artic See: Artic health
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura Henoch-Schonlein purpura: See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura.