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Dystrophy, corneal
See: Corneal dystrophy
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- Septate vagina A vagina that is divided, usually longitudinally, to create a double vagina. This situation can be easily…
- Radiologist A physician specialized in radiology, the branch of medicine that uses ionizing and nonionizing radiation for…
- Laser surgery, YAG The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to…
- Olefactory Common misspelling of olfactory
- Fear of dogs An abnormal and persistent fear of dogs. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- PMD Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
- HMS1 Homosexuality 1. An alleged gene for human male homosexuality. See: Gay gene
- Gunnar B. Stickler See: Stickler, Gunnar B.
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