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Cleidocranial dysplasia
Cleidocranial dysplasia: A genetic (inherited) disorder of bone development characterized by: > >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones) The child with this disorder can…
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- Shock, anaphylactic A life-threatening allergic reaction characterized by a swelling of body tissues including the throat…
- Fever, scarlet Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Sociogenomics The identification of the genes that influence social behavior, the understanding of the influence of these…
- Para-esophageal hiatal hernia Hiatal hernias are categorized as being either para-esophageal or sliding. Para-esophageal hernias are…
- Exudate A fluid rich in protein and cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation and is…
- Fetoscope (1) A flexible fiberoptic device used to view or operate upon a fetus within the womb (to do fetal…
- Marriage, cousin A form of consanguinity. Everyone carries recessive alleles, genes that are generally innocuous in the…
- Auscultate To listen to the sounds made by the internal organs of the body for diagnostic purposes. For example, nurses…
- Lice, head See: Head lice
- Heterosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex. Or a person who has sexual relations with the…
- ATP 1. Adenosine triphosphate. 2. Acute thrombocytopenic purpura