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Congenital webbed neck syndrome
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- Penicillin-resistant bacteria Bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin. Such organisms can sometimes be killed using sulfa drugs…
- DEA Every prescription written in the United States bears a DEA number, that of the prescribing doctor, the DEA…
- Syndrome, McKusick-Kaufman A genetic disorder in which there is build-up of fluids (called hydrometrocolpos) in the vagina and the…
- Brunhilde virus Type 1 poliovirus. Named after a female chimpanzee from which it was first isolated. There are two other…
- Septum, atrial The wall between the two upper chambers (the right and left atrium) of the heart
- Neurology The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system -- the…
- Microcytic 1. Any abnormally small cell. The opposite is macrocytic, an abnormally large cell. 2. An abnormally small…