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Perilingual
During the development of speech and language. 'The age of onset continues to have important implications for cochlear implantation, depending on whether the hearing impairment occurred before (prelingual), during (perilingual), or after…
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Show more- Pimply Having pimples. Papuliferous and papilliferous are fancy words for what is simply pimply
- Enema, barium See: Barium enema
- Advanced paternal age A man who is age 40 years or older at the time of conception. (There is no universally accepted definition of…
- Melanoma, malignant See: Melanoma
- Cyclopia A congenital abnormality (birth defect) in which there is only one eye. That eye is centrally placed in the…
- Penis, hypospadias of the Birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge…
- Fasciola hepatica A parasite called the liver fluke which causes Fascioliasis or 'liver rot' in ruminants and many other…
- Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Seizure, clonic See: Clonic seizure
- Apopain See: Caspase 3
- Nicotine Nicotine: An alkaloid (a nitrogen-containing chemical) made by the tobacco plant or produced synthetically…
- Hyper- A genetic disorder characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever that usually start before the first…