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- Slipped vertebra See: Spondylolisthesis
- Nonocular type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type III. See: Stickler syndrome
- Seborrhea Seborrhea: A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by the accumulation of scales of greasy…
- Cervical cap A soft rubber cup with a round rim designed to fit snugly around the cervix and act as a barrier…
- Bottlefeeding The use of a substitute for breast milk for feeding infants. Pediatricians generally advise exclusively…
- Point mutation A single nucleotide base change in the DNA. A point mutation may consist of the loss of a nucleotide, the…
- Berserk Frenzied, enraged. From the Norse berserkr, one of the old Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy
- Northern blot A technique in molecular biology, used mainly to separate and identify pieces of RNA. Called a Northern blot…
- Hepatitis C PCR See: HCV PCR
- Adenoiditis Infection of the adenoids.