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Weaver-Smith syndrome.
See: Weaver syndrome
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- Antipsychotic A medication (or another measure) that is believed to be effective in the treatment of psychosis. For…
- Cancer, stomach Cancer of the stomach, the main organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Esotropia Cross-eyed or, in medical terms, convergent or internal strabismus
- Hyoglossus The muscle that permits the tongue to be held on the floor of the mouth