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CCD (cleidocranial dysostosis)
>Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones) The child with this disorder can bring its shoulders together or nearly so. >Typical cranial and facial abnormalities with square…
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- Immunoglobulin G Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- Rounds The act of seeing patients in the hospital or another in-patient setting. After doing his hospital rounds…
- Diaphragm pacing A procedure to help patients with spinal cord injuries to breathe. Their breathing is helped by setting the…
- Plasma osmolarity The osmolarity of blood plasma, which is a measure of the hydration status. The plasma osmolarity is…
- Bursa A closed fluid-filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of…
- Aphagia Inability to eat. From the Greek prefix 'a-' meaning 'not' + 'phago' meaning 'to eat' + not to eat.
- Hepatitis, viral Liver inflammation caused by viruses. Specific hepatitis viruses have been labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, and G…
- Synovial membrane A layer of connective tissue that lines the cavities of joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae and makes synovial…
- Antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant
- ECT Electroconvulsive therapy
- ROMA Representational oligonucleotide microarray analysis. A method for the detection of genomic aberrations…