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Dysmorphic feature
A body characteristic that is abnormally formed. A malformed ear, for example, is a dysmorphic feature. Dysmorphology is a term coined by Dr. David W. Smith in the 1960's to describe the study of human congenital malformations (birth…
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Show more- Supportive care Treatment given to prevent, control, or relieve complications and side effects and to improve the patient's…
- Thoracotomy An operation to open the chest
- Stepfather The husband of a woman who had a child by another man
- Nanny-cam See: Nanny cam
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Al-hijamah Arabic term for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping
- Pimecrolimus Pimecrolimus: A chemical used to treat atopic dermatitis (eczema). Pimecrolimus prevents the activation of T…
- Dystonia Dystonia: Involuntary movements and prolonged muscle contraction, resulting in twisting body motions, tremor…
- Shock syndrome, dengue A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Periodic fever Recurrences of fever that last from a few days to a few weeks and are separated by symptom-free intervals of…
- Pachyonychia Elephant nail, a fingernail or toenail that is abnormally thick. From the Greek pachys, thick + onyx, nail =…
- Erythema multiforme See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.