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Weissenbacher-Zweymuller syndrome
See: Stickler syndrome
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- Systemic Affecting the entire body. A systemic disease such as diabetes can affect the whole body. Systemic…
- Heterotrisomy Trisomy of different chromosomes. The occurrence of two children in the same family, one with trisomy 18 and…
- YAG laser surgery The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to…
- Launois-Bensaude syndrome A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
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- Tactile Having to do with touch
- Aleve See: Naproxen