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Stickler syndrome, type III. See: Stickler syndrome
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- Acute epiglottitis A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the…
- Film, AP An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA…
- Biopsy, skin See: Skin biopsy
- Deletion Loss of a segment of DNA from a chromosome (and hence from the genome). The first human chromosome deletion…
- Neuronitis, vestibular See: Vestibular neuronitis
- Rate, heart Number of heart beats per minute. The normal resting adult heart beats regularly at an average rate of 60…
- Colinear Arranged in the same linear order. See: Colinearity
- Neuroplasticity The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity…
- Ebola virus A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…
- Nail lines See: Beau's lines
- Single transverse palmar crease Preferable term for what historically was called a simian crease. See: Simian crease