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Hexenmilch
See: Witch's milk
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- Epilepsy, temporal lobe See: Epilepsy, temporal-lobe
- ASD Acronym for atrial septal defect.
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- Muscle, abductor Any muscle used to pull a body part away from the midline of the body. For example, the abductor muscles of…
- Gland, endocrine See: Endocrine gland
- BUN Blood urea nitrogen. A measure primarily of the urea level in blood. Urea is cleared by the kidney and…