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Malrotated ear
An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the auricle is more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular. Slanted ears are considered a minor anomaly. The presence of 2 or more minor…
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- Interventricular septum The stout wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart from one another. A hole in the…
- Phlebotomus fever See: Sandfly fever
- Carcinoma of the tongue See: Tongue cancer
- Chagas disease An infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Also called American trypanosomiasis. Transmitted by…
- Vertebra, second cervical The second cervical vertebra is called the axis. It is so-named because the uppermost cervical vertebra…
- Prepuce, inflammation of the Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Brunhilde virus Type 1 poliovirus. Named after a female chimpanzee from which it was first isolated. There are two other…
- Summer cold A popular term for hay fever. Although the symptoms of a 'summer cold' may be similar to those of a real…