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- Micropenis An abnormally small penis. In medical practice, the dimension of the penis that is measured is the length…
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- Syndrome, Patau Trisomy 13 syndrome or three chromosome number 13s instead of the normal two. Children with this condition…
- Vein, large saphenous The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Catalysis The process by which a substance speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed or altered in the…
- Test, visual acuity This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart…
- Arabidopsis thaliana genome All of the genetic information contained in Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant belonging to the mustard family…
- Pain, false labor The pain associated with intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during…
- Radiologic Having to do with radiology.