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Phocomelia
A congenital malformation (birth defect) in which the hands and feet are attached to abbreviated arms and legs. The word phocomelia combines phoco- (seal) and melia (limb) to designate a limb like a seal's flipper, one consequence of…
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Show more- Nocardia infection Also called nocardiosis, infection with bacteria called Nocardia which tend to strike the lungs, brain and…
- Endothelial Relating to the endothelium, the layer of flat cells lining the closed spaces of the body such as the inside…
- Tube, ear A small plastic tube inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged period of time…
- Bacterium The singular of bacteria
- Sarcoma, soft tissue See: Soft tissue sarcoma
- Machine, continuous passive motion machine A machine used to help rehabilitate a limb (an arm or leg). The continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is…
- Hidrotic Pertaining to hidrosis, sweating, the production of perspiration. Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the form…
- Nook Barker See: Barker, Horace Albert
- Rest 1. Repose. Relaxation.2. A fragment of embryonic tissue that has been retained after the period of embryonic…
- Pseudoexfoliation syndrome An eye condition that often leads to glaucoma. Called the pseudoexfoliation syndrome because deposits on the…
- B.i.d. (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, b.i.d. means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for 'bis in die' which in…
- Food poisoning, Campylobacter Food poisoning, Campylobacter: Now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, caused by an Campylobacter…