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Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
See: Doula (the first meaning).
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- Congenital synostosis of cervicothoracic vertebrae See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Hemorrhage Bleeding or the abnormal flow of blood. The patient may have an internal hemorrhage that is invisible or an…
- Neonatal jaundice Jaundice: Yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the newborn's eyes (sclerae) by pigment of bile…
- Therapy, pulmonary Exercises and treatments designed to help patients maintain and recover lung function, such as with cystic…
- Diabulimia Patients with type 1 diabetes attempt to control body weight by minimizing insulin dosages. Since insulin…
- Bone, zygomatic The bone that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic bone is also known as the zygoma, the…
- Peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase An enzyme also known as Pin1. See: Pin1
- Love pearls Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine
- Gelineau syndrome A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Named for a French…