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Cranial
A genetic (inherited) disorder of bone development characterized by: 1. Typical cranial and facial abnormalities with square skull, late closure of the sutures of the skull, late closure of the fontanels (the soft spots), low nasal bridge…
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- P.o. Abbreviation meaning by mouth, orally (from the Latin 'per os', by mouth). One of a number of hallowed…
- Humorism In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally…
- Olfactory disorder A loss in the ability to smell or a change in the way odors are perceived. Reduction of the sense of smell is…
- Sagittal A crucial large vein that goes over the top of the skull from front to back and then splits to take blood…
- APC (medication) Aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine (a pill containing all three)
- Vesicoenteric Pertaining to both the urinary bladder and intestine or to a communication between them, as in a…
- Blalock-Taussig operation A pioneering heart operation named after the American surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and the pediatric…
- Exudate A fluid rich in protein and cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation and is…
- Blood blister A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…
- ErbB See: EGFR