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Anomaly
A deviation from the usual, something different, peculiar, or abnormal. A congenital anomaly is something that is unusual and different at birth. A minor anomaly in this context is defined as an unusual anatomic feature that is of no…
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Show more- Disease, Norwalk Disease due to Norwalk virus, not one but a family of small round viruses that are an important cause of…
- Fugue state The complete order of bases in a gene. This order determines which protein a gene will produce.
- Medication, beta-blocker Drugs that antagonize the action of adrenaline (a beta adrenergic substance) and relieve stress to the heart…
- Cleidocranial dysostosis >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Capsule >In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body…
- Dystonia, idiopathic torsion A form of dystonia known as early-onset torsion dystonia (also called generalized torsion dystonia) begins in…
- Labyrinth The maze of canals in the inner ear. The labyrinth is the portion of the ear that is responsible for sensing…
- Patellofemoral syndrome (PFS) Patellofemoral syndrome (PFS): The commonest cause of chronic knee pain, PFS characteristically causes vague…
- Leucovorin Folinic acid, the active form of folic acid in the body. Used as an antidote to protect normal cells from…
- Melissophobia Fear of bees. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a…
- Cranial nerve VIII The eighth cranial nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the…
- Candidiasis Overgrowth of the C. albicans yeast in the gastrointestinal tract, or infection of other body areas with this…