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Show more- Donor, universal A person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and can donate blood to all recipients
- Straight-jacket See: Straitjacket
- Pendred syndrome Pendred syndrome: A genetic disease characterized by congenital deafness, abnormality of the bony labyrinth…
- Congenital anemia 1. Anemia at birth. 2. Synonym for Rh incompatibility
- Usher syndrome Usher syndrome: A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder called retinitis…
- Lymph An almost colorless fluid that travels through vessels called lymphatics in the lymphatic system and carries…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 1 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation in the…
- White subungual onychomycosis, proximal The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Insomnia Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of…
- Informed consent A process in which a person learns key facts about a clinical trial, including potential risks and benefits…
- Urethral opening, female The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Solar keratosis Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic