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CPEO with myopathy
See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
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- Obstetrician A physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics, the art and science of managing…
- Skin graft, composite A graft technique in which both the patient's own skin and donor skin are used together
- Chemosis Swelling around the iris (the colored circle that surrounds the pupil) due to edema (swelling) of the bulbar…
- Deficiency, ankyrin Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane…
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- Stem cell, sperm See: Sperm stem cell
- Sac, yolk See: Yolk sac
- Neuron, sensory See: Sensory neuron