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- Reflex, photic sneeze A disorder, also known as the achoo syndrome, characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing…
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- Tyrosinemia A genetic disorder involving the metabolism of the amino acid tyrosine characterized by abnormally high…
- Tarsal gland See: Meibomian gland
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