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Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome
A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by the triad of asymmetric limb hypertrophy, hemangiomata, and nevi. 'Asymmetric limb hypertrophy' is enlargement of one limb and not the corresponding limb on the other side, the enlarged…
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- CVA Cerebrovascular accident
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- Mower injury Injury from a mower, a machine used to cut grass (or other grains or weeds) to an even length. The main…
- Reflux laryngitis Reflux laryngitis: Inflammation of the voice box (the larynx) caused by stomach acid backing up into the…
- Epithelial basement corneal dystrophy A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Excimer laser A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum. Excimer lasers are…
- MEDLINE MEDLINE® is the best known database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). MEDLINE enables anyone to…
- Mule In the drug trade, a person who transports a drug by internally concealing it. Also called a body packer…
- C peptide See: C-peptide