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Syndrome, Timothy
See: Timothy syndrome
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- Analysis A psychology term for processes used to gain understanding of complex emotional or behavioral issues
- Mesenteric vein One of the large veins which return blood from the intestines. The inferior (lower) mesenteric vein empties…
- Occlusion The act of occluding. See: Occlude
- Taphephobia Fear of being buried alive. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic…
- Fanconi anemia Anemia: A genetic disease that affects all of the bone marrow elements, is associated with a great diversity…
- ANXA1 Annexin A1