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Cleft palate
An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully together from either side of the mouth and fuse, as they normally should, during embryonic development. The opening in the palate…
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- Virus, human papilloma JC virus.
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- Senile lentigo A benign pigmented flat spot on sun-exposed skin in older adults, especially on the back of the hands and on…
- Acid rain Rain resulting from the combination of fossil fuel emissions and water in the atmosphere. The environmental…
- Cholangiography Radiographic examination of the bile ducts with contrast medium. The contrast medium may be administered…
- Reduction mammaplasty See: Breast reduction
- Gamma linolenic acid See: Gamma-linolenic acid
- Aleut health See: Artic health
- ARDS ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A fulminant lung condition in which trauma to the lungs leads to…
- Huntingtin The name of the gene responsible for Huntington disease (HD) and of the protein encoded by that gene. The…
- Axon A long fiber of a nerve cell (a neuron) that acts somewhat like a fiber-optic cable carrying outgoing…