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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIIC
See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type
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- NINR The National Institute of Nursing Research, one of the National Institutes of Health
- Midwife assistant A person who assists a midwife with prenatal care, childbirth education, delivery, and post-natal care. Also…
- Carotid artery A key artery located in the front of the neck though which blood from the heart goes to the brain. There are…
- Radiologist A physician specialized in radiology, the branch of medicine that uses ionizing and nonionizing radiation for…
- CABG, off-pump See: Off-pump CABG
- Vitamin therapy The use of vitamins to prevent or cure disease. Many physicians are now recognizing the beneficial uses of…
- Diverticulitis, bleeding from Diverticular bleeding typically occurs intermittently over several days. Colonoscopy is usually performed to…
- Omentum A sheet of fat that is covered by peritoneum. The greater omentum is attached to the bottom edge of the…
- Leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis: Diseases due to the parasite called Leishmania involving the organs (kala-azar) or the skin…
- Big bone disease See: Kashin-Beck disease