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Facio-auriculo-vertebral spectrum
See: Goldenhar syndrome
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Show more- Prandial Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a…
- Urogenital Relating to both the urinary system, and to the interior and exterior genitalia
- Flutter, atrial Well-organized but overly rapid contractions of the atrium of the heart (usually at a rate of 250-350…
- Cardiac-limb syndrome See: Holt-Oram syndrome
- Magnet therapy An alternative therapy in which magnetic fields are administered by application of magnets to certain parts…
- Systole, premature See: Extrasystole
- Locoregional Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis
- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
- Lesbian Female homosexual. The name 'lesbian' comes from the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegian Sea where in…
- Withdrawal symptoms Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the…
- Agent, antihypertensive As the name suggests, a drug aimed at reducing high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Child abuse, verbal Child abuse, verbal: Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of…