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Poland anomaly
A unique pattern of one-sided malformations characterized by a defect of the chest (pectoralis) muscle on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers (cutaneous syndactyly) of the ipsilateral hand (the hand on the same side). Often…
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Show more- Pouch, Pavlov At different points along the dogs' digestive tracts, the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov…
- Genitalia, female external See: Female external genitalia
- PV Stands for polycythemia vera, a condition characterized by overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells…
- Neurological Having to do with the nerves or the nervous system
- Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa A blistering skin condition inherited in both autosomal dominant and recessive manners and in which the…
- Penicillium notatus The species of bread mold that produces penicillin. See also: Penicillin history
- Nucleus, arcuate See: Arcuate nucleus
- Common cold Common cold: A viral upper respiratory tract infection. This contagious illness can be caused by many…
- Syndrome, Raeder's A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Carotid-artery stenosis See: Carotid stenosis
- Filovirus A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. Filoviruses have single- stranded RNA as their genetic…
- Calculi The plural of calculus. (Calculi is the proper Latin plural. The alternate English plural is calculuses.