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Wildervanck syndrome
A syndrome characterized by the combination of congenital deafness, Duane syndrome (eye retraction), and fusion of the neck vertebrae (Klippel-Feil anomaly). Wildervanck syndrome is limited, or almost completely limited, to females. The…
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- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- Esophageal cancer with tylosis See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
- Trauma center A specialized facility in a hospital that is designed to provide diagnostic and treatment services for trauma…
- CNS (central nervous system) That part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The central nervous system (CNS)…
- Hematoma, epidural See: Epidural hematoma
- Center for Devices & Radiological Health Abbreviated CDRH. Part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Scutellaria barbata A Chinese herb that belongs to a group of herbs named Scutellaria (scullcap or skullcap). It is related to…
- Manicheel tree A dangerous tropical tree whose sap is highly poisonous and corrosive. The sap comes out when a leaf is…
- Lactose The sugar found in milk. The body uses the enzyme lactase to break down lactose into galactose and glucose
- Ear piercing The practice of using a needle or needle gun to make holes through the ear lobe or other parts of the ear for…