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Suprasternal notch
The V shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (sternum)
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- Pelvis, female See: Female pelvis
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- Infertility Infertility: The diminished ability or the inability to conceive and have offspring. Infertility is also…
- Gy Abbreviation for gray
- McKusick-Kaufman syndrome A genetic disorder in which there is build-up of fluids (called hydrometrocolpos) in the vagina and the…
- Genitalia, ambiguous See: Ambiguous genitalia
- Rickettsiosis, vesicular See Rickettsialpox
- Admission Entry. As a patient admission (into a hospital). The opposite of admission in this context is discharge
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- Arenavirus One of a family of viruses called Arenaviridae whose members are generally associated with diseases…