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Syndrome, Duane
See: Duane syndrome
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- Macroorchidism Abnormally large testes. To determine if the testes are too large, a device called an orchidometer is used…
- Agitated depression A major depressive disorder with restlessness and motor excitement. Agitated depression was once called…
- Flu, avian See: Avian influenza
- Familial cylindromatosis A genetic syndrome in which numerous benign tumors of skin adnexa (such as the sweat glands) develop…
- Fever, five-day Fever, five-day: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in…
- SDF-1 An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Operation, Blalock-Taussig A pioneering heart operation named after the American surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and the pediatric…
- Hyperoxaluria An hereditary disorder that causes a special type of stone to form in the kidney and the urine beginning in…
- Syndrome, MASS A heritable disorder of connective tissue characterized by involvement of the mitral valve, aorta, skeleton…
- Double-masked See: Double-blind
- C4 (cervical vertebra) The fourth cervical (neck) vertebra from the top