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Anlagen
The plural of anlage. See: Anlage
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Show more- Common migraine Migraine without aura. The most frequent type, accounting for about 80-85% of migraine. See: Migraine
- Bone, endochondral Any bone that develops in and replaces cartilage. The cartilage is partially or entirely destroyed by the…
- Esotropia Cross-eyed or, in medical terms, convergent or internal strabismus
- Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease: A progressive neurologic disease of the brain that leads to the irreversible loss of…
- Bypass An operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other…
- Pallister-Killian syndrome A condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism…
- Biological safety level 1 Level 1 biosafety
- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…
- Radiation toxicity See: Acute radiation syndrome
- Syndrome, Asperger See: Asperger syndrome
- Subdural Below the dura, the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the…