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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
The heart is reversed and is in the right side of the chest rather than in its normal location on the left. This is a true anatomic reversal. With dextrocardia, for example, the apex (tip) of the heart points to the right rather than (as…
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- Aase-Smith syndrome II A genetic disorder that may be detected during early infancy and is characterized by the presence of three…
- Disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy A genetic disorder of the heart characterized by increased growth (hypertrophy) in thickness of the wall of…
- Juvenile melanoma See: Melanoma, juvenile
- Joint aspiration A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move beyond the normal range of…
- Voice box The voice box, or larynx, is the portion of the respiratory (breathing) tract containing the vocal cords…
- Non-inferior clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a…
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome Hemolytic uremic syndrome: A condition characterized by the breakup of red blood cells (hemolysis) and kidney…