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Snake antivenom
See: Snake antivenin. Other spellings: Snake antivenin
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- Bow-legs A condition in which the legs curve out to leave a gap between the knees after the period of infancy has…
- Hymen A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. The hymen is a fold of mucous…
- Four-finger line See: Simian crease
- Parasitosis Infestation or infection with parasites. See also: Delusional parasitosis
- Bursae Plural of bursa
- Jellyfish itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Fear of loneliness An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Ptosis of the eyelids, adult Drooping of the upper eyelids in adults, most commonly due to separation of the tendon of the lid-lifting…
- Munchhausen syndrome by proxy A parenting disorder in which the parent either fabricates an illness or induces an illness in their child…
- Labyrinth The maze of canals in the inner ear. The labyrinth is the portion of the ear that is responsible for sensing…
- Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency Alkaptonuria