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Toddler's fracture
A torsion fracture of the tibia, without bone displacement
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- Deficiency, lactase Not enough of an enzyme called lactase in the small intestine to digest lactose, a prominent component of…
- Autonomic nervous system Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
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