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Subcutaneous hematoma
A bruise
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Show more- CCD (cleidocranial dysostosis) >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Repair, mismatch A system within the cell for correcting errors in DNA that works by detecting and replacing bases in the DNA…
- Parathyroidectomy Parathyroidectomy: Surgical removal of one or more of the parathyroid glands. Parathyroidectomy is usually…
- Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohosh
- Dislocation, congenital hip The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Vaccine, German measles A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Reaction, polymerase chain See: Vasovagal reaction.
- Disease, manic-depressive See Manic-depression
- Microphthalmia syndrome, Lenz Tattooing.
- Subq Abbreviation for subcutaneous. Subcutaneous means under the skin. It implies just under the skin. With a…
- Atonic Without normal muscle tone or strength. An atonic seizure is one in which the person suddenly loses muscle…
- Masseter The muscle that raises the lower jaw.