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Longitudinal study
A study done over the passage of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) might involve the study of 100 children with this condition from birth to 10 years of age. Also called a diachronic study…
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- Metatarsals Five cylindrical bones extending from the heel (the tarsus) to the toes. The metatarsals are numbered from…
- GVHD Graft-versus-host disease
- Neurofibromatosis, central See: Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Fever, Meuse Fever, Meuse: Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegrounds of World War I. Also known as…
- Meralgia paresthetica Meralgia paresthetica: Entrapment or pinching of the nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of…
- Globus major The globus major is the head of the epididymis, the structure just behind the testis. The globus minor is the…
- Systolic click-murmur syndrome See: Mitral valve prolapse
- RUL Acronym for the right upper lobe (of the lung). The right lung has three lobes: the right lower lobe (RLL)…
- Artery, pulmonary See: Pulmonary artery
- Colon cancer, family history of The presence of a history of colorectal cancer in a family. The colon cancer risk is higher if an immediate…
- Dislocation, congenital hip The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…