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Palate, cleft
An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully together from either side of the mouth and fuse, as they normally should, during embryonic development. The opening in the palate…
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Show more- Acquired mutation A mutation (a genetic change) acquired by a somatic cell after conception. Acquired mutations occur in…
- Quintox Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Vagina, septate A vagina that is divided, usually longitudinally, to create a double vagina. This situation can be easily…
- Shunt 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that…
- Hospital code While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA. See: Perfluorinated acid
- Three-day fever See: Sandfly fever
- Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia A chronic low-grade (indolent) type of lymphoma due to a malignant clone of plasma cells. These plasma cells…
- Jaundice, obstructive Jaundice caused by obstruction of the bile ducts, as with gallstones. Additional symptoms of obstructive…
- Laparoscopic 1. Pertaining to the procedure of laparoscopy.2. Pertaining to a laparoscope, the instrument by which…
- Power outage preparations It is recommended that people make an emergency plan that includes a disaster supply kit. This kit should…
- Radioactive iodine An isotope of the chemical element iodine that is radioactive. Radioactive iodine is used in diagnostic tests…