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- Papilla of Vater See: Ampulla of Vater
- Pheromone An agent secreted by an individual that produces a change in the sexual or social behavior of another…
- Hypercalciuria Excess calcium in the urine
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- Dysmotility syndrome A vague, descriptive term used to describe diseases of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus…
- Syndrome, Cornelia de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
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- Abscess, skin See: Skin abscess
- Gyrus lingualis See: Lingual gyrus
- Meltdown, genetic A genomic crisis due to an extraordinarily high rate of mutation, a phenomenon known to occur in viruses and…