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Klippel-Feil anomaly
See: Klippel-Feil sequence
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- Quotidian Recurring each day, as in a fever that returns every day. From the Latin 'quotidianus' meaning 'daily.' (In…
- Reactive arthritis Reactive arthritis: A chronic form of arthritis featuring the following three conditions: (1) inflamed…
- Artemidorus Artemidorus of Daldis. Greek physician who wrote Oneirocritica, a work dedicated to the interpretation of…
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia, juvenile See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- White coat hypertension A transient increase in blood pressure (hypertension) triggered by the sight of medical personnel in white…
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- Hematoma, extradural See: Epidural hematoma
- Clinical psychology A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance…
- Arteriogram An x-ray of blood vessels, which becomes visible after an injection of contrast solution into the circulation…