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Macular (skin)
Adjective referring to macules which are circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules are never large. They are little spots or blemishes in the skin. They are entirely flat and can…
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- Inbreeding The mating of two closely related persons. Also called consanguinity.
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- Shunt, ventriculoatrial A shunt that drains fluid from the cerebral ventricle into the right atrium of the heart
- Receptor, visual The layer of rods and cones, the visual cells, of the retina