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- Spina bifida cystica A bony defect in the vertebral column that causes a cleft in that column. The meningeal membranes that cover…
- Cystic periventricular leukomalacia Softening of the white matter near the ventricles of the brain resulting in abnormal cysts. Cystic…
- Optic Having to do with vision.
- Aleve See: Naproxen
- Hyperthermia, malignant A series of potentially fatal problems that can occur during surgery, malignant hyperthermia is caused by a…
- Romano-Ward syndrome See: Long QT syndrome
- Poland syndrome Poland syndrome: A developmental disorder of the chest wall involving a unique pattern of one-sided…
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute The largest private source of medical research funds in the United States. The Institute is one of the…
- Piperine A pungent alkaloid that is concentrated in the outer skin of pepper berries (which gives pepper much of its…
- Red cell count The number of red blood cells (RBCs) in a volume of blood. The normal range varies slightly between…
- Injury, hangman (Hangman's fracture) Injury to one of the two crescent-shaped cartilage pads between the two joints formed by the femur (the thigh…