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Anomaly, Klippel-Feil
See: Klippel-Feil sequence
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- Attention The ability to focus selectively on a selected stimulus, sustaining that focus and shifting it at will. The…
- Periodontics Periodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases…
- Acoustic aphasia See: Auditory aphasia
- Biotechnology The fusion of biology and technology. Biotechnology is the application of biological techniques to product…
- Dysmetabolic syndrome X A constellation of metabolic abnormalities in serum or plasma insulin/glucose level ratios, lipids…
- Endoscopy Endoscopy: Endoscopy is a broad term used to described examining the inside of the body using an lighted…
- Nasal septum perforation A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- HMS1 Homosexuality 1. An alleged gene for human male homosexuality. See: Gay gene
- Gastric atrophy A condition in which the stomach muscles shrink and become weak. It results in a lack of digestive juices…