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- Agenesis of the corpus callosum A congenital abnormality (a birth defect) in which there is partial or complete absence (agenesis) of the…
- Torpor Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Cardiac stress testing, exercise The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The…
- Three-day fever See: Sandfly fever
- Storm supplies kit The onshore rush of sea or lake water caused primarily by the high winds that are associated with a…
- Rhinitis, vasomotor Inflammation of the nose (rhinitis) due to abnormal neuronal (nerve) control of the blood vessels in the…
- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome A severe form of epilepsy that is characterized by the onset in early childhood of frequent seizures of…
- Replication, DNA A wondrous complex process whereby the ('parent') strands of DNA in the double helix are separated and each…
- Superior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and delivers it to the…
- Nonstructural scoliosis A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…