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Fracture, toddler's
A torsion fracture of the tibia, without bone displacement
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Show more- Syndrome, Klippel-Feil See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Psychologist, clinical A professional specializing in diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance, and…
- Cancer Institute, National The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. The mission…
- Dystrophica myotonia 2 See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Death, black The black plague or the plague. In 14th century Europe, the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below…
- Mitochondrial inheritance The inheritance of a trait encoded in the mitochondrial genome. Because of the oddities of mitochondria…
- Rebound Return of the original symptoms when maneuvers or treatment is discontinued
- Cotinine The major metabolite (breakdown product) of nicotine. Exposure to nicotine can be measured by analyzing the…
- Enema, barium See: Barium enema
- GOO Gastric outlet obstruction
- Oxygenation The addition of oxygen to any system, including the human body. Oxygenation may also refer to the process of…
- Gestation Period of time from conception to birth