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Birth rate
The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the population at midyear). This is termed the crude birth rate. In 1995, for example, the crude birth rate per 1,000 population was 14 in…
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- Gastric volvulus See: Volvulus
- Syndromic Part of a syndrome. Hearing loss, for instance, can be syndromic or nonsyndromic
- Hypoplastic anemia-triphalangeal thumbs E-Smith type: See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
- Racemose aneurysm An aneurysm that looks like a bunch of grapes
- Carotenemia Temporary yellowing of the skin due to excessive beta carotene in the diet. The offending substance, beta…
- Spinal cord disease in diabetes Involvement of the spinal cord in people with diabetes. Most of the neurologic attention in diabetes mellitus…
- Hand-foot-and-mouth syndrome Hand-foot-and-mouth syndrome: A clinical pattern consisting of a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth…
- Cranial nerve, seventh The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Center, trauma A specialized facility in a hospital that is designed to provide diagnostic and treatment services for trauma…
- Sleepiness, excessive daytime (EDS) A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- ASAT Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia. See:href='/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=34082'>Pagon…