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Walleye
1. A dense white opacity (leukoma) of the cornea. 2. Divergent strabismus (exotropia) in which the eye turns outward away from the nose. 3. Large staring eyes, like those of certain fish such as the pike. All of these meanings relate to…
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- Aneurysm, aortic See: Aortic aneurysm
- Acoustic nerve A cranial nerve concerned with hearing, balance and head position. The acoustic nerve is the 8th cranial…
- Single transverse palmar crease Preferable term for what historically was called a simian crease. See: Simian crease
- Perilingual During the development of speech and language. 'The age of onset continues to have important implications for…
- Distance healing Healing in which people seek to help patients simply with the power of the mind. Distance healing can include…
- Hyperbilirubinemia An elevated level of the pigment bilirubin in the blood. A sufficient elevation will produce jaundice. Some…
- CCL5 See: RANTES
- Royal Society, the Nerable scientific society in England which in 1665 published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the…
- Velocardiofacial syndrome A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by cleft palate, heart defects, abnormal facial structure…
- Pleural effusion, fetal See: Fetal pleural effusion
- Metastasis 1. The process by which cancer spreads from the place at which it first arose as a primary tumor to distant…