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Skeleton
The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body
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- Avery See: Avery, Oswald Theodore
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- Attenuated FAP Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
- Iatrapistic A lack of faith in doctors. Entirely from the Greek: 'iatr-' indicating a relationship to a physician or…
- Acute confusional state See: Delirium
- Malformation A structural defect in the body due to abnormal embryonic or fetal development. There are many types of…
- MCAD deficiency Deficiency of an enzyme that makes it impossible to digest certain kinds of fat. MCAD stands for medium-chain…
- Heteromorphism Something different in form. Chromosome heteromorphisms are normal variations in the appearance of chromosomes
- Naegleria fowleri A protozoa that is a pathogenic free-living ameba. Infection with Naegleria fowleri causes primary amebic…
- Peripheral pulmonary stenosis with cholestasis Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia or Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Tomo- Or tom- before a vowel. A combining form meaning a cut, section, or layer, as might be achieved by cutting or…