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Wagner's syndrome
See: Stickler syndrome
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- Genitourinary (GU) Pertaining to the genital and urinary systems
- Cranial nerve, fifth The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- Diathermy The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called cauterization or electrodiathermy.
- Hairy-cell leukemia See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Chiron In Greek mythology, the centaur who, wounded by Hercules, invented medicine in order to heal himself. Chiron…
- Endometrioid cyst Part of the condition known as endometriosis, this type of cyst is formed when endometrial tissue (the mucous…
- Chest pain Cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Chest pain Main…
- HSP Henoch-Schonlein purpura. See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Esophageal stricture, chronic A longstanding narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach…
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) See: SAD.
- C7 (cervical vertebra) C7 is the symbol for the 7th cervical (neck) vertebral bone (C7) which is sometimes called the prominent…