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Membranous vitreous type Stickler syndrome
Yndrome, type I. See: Stickler syndrome
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- Palatine Anatomically, pertaining to the palate. For example, the palatine bone
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- Urachus A canal connecting the bladder of the fetus with the allantois, a structure that contributes to the formation…
- Ligate To tie or to tie off, as in to ligate an artery. From the Latin 'ligare' meaning 'to bind or tie.' Ligature…
- X-rays during pregnancy See: Prenatal radiation exposure
- Water hammer pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Change, single base A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Stepfather The husband of a woman who had a child by another man
- Bummed out Slang term for depression. For more, see: Depression