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Brachydactyly
Short, stubby fingers and toes. Brachydactyly is a frequent feature of syndromes of congenital malformation (constellations of birth defects) including Down syndrome (trisomy 21). Brachydactyly or, as it sometimes referred to…
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- Strait jacket See: Straitjacket
- Choanal stenosis Abnormal narrowing of the choana, the passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. The…
- Zoonosis An infectious disease in animals that can be transmitted to people. The natural reservoir for the infectious…
- SPECT An acronym that stands for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which…
- Magnet therapy An alternative therapy in which magnetic fields are administered by application of magnets to certain parts…
- American College of Physicians A medical society for internal medicine. The ACP motto is 'Doctors for Adults.' Its mission is 'to enhance…
- Supraglottis The part of the larynx above the glottis (where the vocal cords are located). The supraglottic larynx…
- Epiphenomenon 1. An additional symptom or condition that appears during the course of a disease. A doctor might ask if you…
- French paradox A small structure that has a restraining function. For example, the lingual frenulum attaches the tongue to…
- Posterior pituitary The back portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. The posterior pituitary…
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SI Joint Pain) : Pain arising from abnormalities or