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Cardiac-limb syndrome
See: Holt-Oram syndrome
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- Anti- Prefix generally meaning 'against, opposite or opposing, and contrary.' In medicine, anti- often connotes…
- Laser surgery, YAG The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to…
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- Brachycephaly A short head, one that is short in diameter from front to back. Brachycephaly is a frequent feature of…
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