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- Palate, cleft An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully…
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- Cortex, adrenal The outer portion of the adrenal gland located on top of each kidney. The adrenal cortex produces steroid…
- Hecht's pneumonia Pneumonia: Also known as giant cell pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of measles…
- Severe tropical cyclone A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone in the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or…
- Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- Macrophagic myofasciitis A muscle disease first identified in 1993, macrophagic myofasciitis is named for the findings seen in tissue…
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction Symptoms of intestinal obstruction with no sign of actual physical obstruction. This condition may be due to…
- Vessel A tube in the body that carries fluids: blood vessels or lymph vessels