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- Pachyonychia congenita of the Jadassohn-Lewandowsk E: This is a type of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth). The characteristic features include…
- MASS syndrome A heritable disorder of connective tissue characterized by involvement of the mitral valve, aorta, skeleton…
- Meibomian cyst A cyst of the little glands called Meibomian glands that are located in the eyelids and make a lubricant they…
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- Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act T: See: HIPAA
- Taenia In medicine, taenia is a genus (group) of large tapeworms some of which are parasitic in humans. In anatomy…
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