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Schizoid
Having symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. See schizophrenia
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- Deafness Deafness: Deafness is defined by partial or complete hearing loss. Levels of hearing impairment vary from a…
- Thorax The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen that contains the lungs, the heart and part of…
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- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type.