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Diastrophic dysplasia
An inherited skeletal disorder involving significantly short stature (dwarfism). Characteristic features at birth include short birth length with short limbs (short-limbed dwarfism), 'hitchhiker thumb', and clubfeet. Palatal malformations…
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- Mucopolysaccharidosis One of a series of inherited metabolic disorders affecting a type of complex carbohydrate called a…
- Amygdaloid body See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Study, preclinical A study to test a drug, procedure or medical treatment in animals. The aim is to collect data in support of…
- Ed Lewis Estimated date of confinement, the estimated calendar date when the baby will be born.
- Virus, JC JC virus
- Bernard-Horner syndrome See: Horner syndrome
- Gray's Anatomy A book entitled 'Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical' by Henry Gray appeared in 1858. Little could Dr. Gray have…
- Keratolytic Pertaining to keratolysis, the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. A keratolytic…
- Informed consent A process in which a person learns key facts about a clinical trial, including potential risks and benefits…
- Insomnia, fatal familial See Fatal familial insomnia
- Appendix A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon). Formally called the…