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Ptosis of the eyelids, congenital
Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and restrict or even block vision. Moderate or severe ptosis calls for treatment to permit normal vision development. If not corrected…
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- Arrhythmias, slow Abnormally slow heart rhythms, medically termed bradycardia
- Prospective Looking forward. A prospective study or a prospective clinical trial is one in which the participants are…
- Personality disorder A disorder characterized by the chronic use of mechanisms of coping in an inappropriate, stereotyped, and…
- John H. Gibbon, Jr. See: Gibbon, John H., Jr.
- Segmental arterial Doppler pressures A test that measures the blood pressures in the legs to make sure there is normal blood flow. The test is…
- Gestational hypertension See: Hypertension, gestational
- Syndrome, Johnson-Stevens See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) One of the Centers of the National Institutes of Health, whose mission is to 'advance biomedical research and…