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Dysostosis, cleidocranial
>Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones) The child with this disorder can bring its shoulders together or nearly so; and >Typical cranial and facial abnormalities with…
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- Rate, birth The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the…
- Latent Hidden, dormant, inactive. The virus that causes chickenpox remains latent after the initial attack of…
- Bowen disease An early stage of skin cancer. Bowen's disease is medically the same as 'squamous cell carcinoma in situ.'…
- DNA, nongenetic Through the marvelous medium of the Internet, we have discovered that DNA need not refer to deoxyribonucleic…
- Tube feeding See: Enteral nutrition
- Syndrome, deafness-ichthyosis-keratitis See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Nitric oxide >It acts as a vasodilator (blood vessel relaxant). >It therefore controls blood flow to tissues. >It…
- Q fever A vaccine against Q fever, an illness first recognized in Australia in the 1930's that affects people dealing…
- Marburg virus An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by abnormalities of the eyes, skeleton, and…
- Familial primary pulmonary hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Drain A device for removing fluid from a cavity or wound. A drain is typically a tube or wick. As a verb, to allow…