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See: Agenesis of the corpus callosum
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Show more- Nephritis Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis can be acute or chronic. Acute nephritis is most commonly caused by…
- Electrolarynx A battery-operated instrument that makes a humming sound to help people who have lost their larynx to talk
- Hypomnesia Abnormally poor memory of the past. As compared to hypermnesia and amnesia. From hypo- + the Greek mneme…
- Disorder, autoimmune See Autoimmune disease
- Cold sore A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…
- Respiratory therapy Exercises and treatments designed to help patients maintain and recover lung function, such as with cystic…
- Meningocele (MM) Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine and part of the spinal cord through a bone defect in the…
- Contraindicate To make a treatment or procedure inadvisable because of a particular condition or circumstance. For examples…
- Hormone, thyroid Chemical substance made by the thyroid gland which is located in the front of the neck. The thyroid gland…
- Glioma, optic See Optic glioma
- Papillomatosis, juvenile laryngeal Juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths on the vocal cords in…
- Ventilator A ventilator is a machine which mechanically assists patients in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide…