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Colpocephaly
A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the posterior or rear portion of the lateral ventricles (cavities or chambers) of the brain. This enlargement occurs when there is an…
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- Focal dystonia due to blepharospasm The involuntary forcible closure of the eyelid due to spasms. The first symptoms may be uncontrollable…
- Apex From the Latin meaning summit, the apex is the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the…
- Caries Dental cavities. Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the…
- Long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase def Cy: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality…
- Xerophagia A dry diet. Literally, dry eating. From the Greek 'xeros' meaning 'dry' + 'phago' meaning 'to eat.
- Chromatin remodeling See: Chromatin remodeling.
- Heat index The temperature the body feels when heat and humidity are combined. The body dissipates heat by varying the…
- Syndrome, complete androgen insensitivity A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead…
- Legg-Perthes disease See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Up-regulation See: Upregulation
- Temporal 1. Pertaining to time, limited in time, temporary, or transient.2. Pertaining to the temple region of the…