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Slanted ear
An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the auricle is more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular. Considered a minor anomaly. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a…
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- Probiotic A microbe that protects its host and prevents disease. The best-known probiotic is Lactobacillus acidophilus…
- Disease, Cushing The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing disease (or…
- Hypnolepsy A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Hormone, secretin Hormone made by glands in the small intestine that stimulates pancreatic secretion. The word 'hormone' was…
- Minot-Von Willebrand disease See: Von Willebrand disease
- Joint, ankle The ankle joint is complex. It is made up of two joints: the true ankle joint and the subtalar joint: > >The…
- Glioblastoma multiforme A type of tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue in the brain. It is highly malignant, grows very…
- Hb (hemoglobin) Hemoglobin): Hb is the standard abbreviation for hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein pigment in the…
- DNS On a prescription, Do Not Substitute. If a physician orders a particular drug and writes DNS on the…
- Womb cancer See: Uterine cancer
- Jewish penicillin Chicken soup. If not really a form of penicillin,' chicken soup may, in fact, have some therapeutic merit. A…