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Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy
Abbreviated DHRD. An eye disease also known as malattia leventinese. See: Malattia leventinese
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- Pigeon breast Prominence of the breast bone (sternum). Medically, pigeon breast is called pectus carinatum.
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