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Morning glory syndrome
A birth defect of the optic nerve (the nerve to the eye) in which there is a coloboma (cleft) of the optic disc. The coloboma results in a funnel-shaped optic nerve head with a white dot in the center, an elevated ring of pigment around…
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- Consultant An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine…
- Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Inst. E of (NIDCR): One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., the NIDCR is for dental and other…
- Placenta, succenturiate An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. In anatomy 'succenturiate' means accessory to an organ. In…
- Saphenous vein, small The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Thromboembolism Formation in a blood vessel of a clot (thrombus) that breaks loose and is carried by the blood stream to plug…
- Nonrandom Not by chance alone. Not in keeping with the process by which an outcome is determined solely by chance, for…
- Shield, nipple See: Nipple shield
- Bone, temporal See: Temporal bone
- Marx, Gertie F. Distinguished German-born American physician known as the 'mother of obstetric anesthesia.' She almost…
- Adduction Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite of adduction is abduction. An adductor muscle…
- Sea poisoning An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…