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Toddler
A young child who is learning to walk with short unsteady steps. The word toddle is of unknown origin
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- Brittle diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Osteodystrophy Osteodystrophy: A bone disorder that adversely affects bone growth. See also renal osteodystrophy.
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- Angle-closure glaucoma, acute Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the…
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- FFN Fetal fibronectin