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Congenital brevicollis
See: Klippel-Feil sequence
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- Thrombocyte A platelet. Crucial to normal blood clotting. Although platelets are sometimes classed as blood cells, they…
- Power outage food safety >For the Freezer section: A freezer that is half full will hold food safely for up to 24 hours. A full…
- Vessel, efferent A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole
- Skull The skull is a collection of bones which encase the brain and give form to the head and face. The bones of…
- Nucleic acid hybridization A technique in which single-stranded nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are allowed to interact so that complexes…
- Stent, coated See: Coated stent
- Achillobursitis Pain due to inflammation of the bursa associated with the Achilles tendon. . The Achilles tendon is one of…
- Varicella immunization See Chickenpox immunization
- Habitus The physique or body build. Also the posture. For example, corticosteroid therapy can produce a…