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>Hearing integrity (and neurologic normalcy) in infants and young children. >Neurologic integrity (and hearing) in patients who are comatose, unresponsive, or impaired due to a stroke, an acoustic neuroma (tumor on the hearing nerve)…
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Show more- MP Abbreviation for mercaptopurine and molecular pathology
- Cannabinoid receptor 2 One of the two known receptors in the endocannabinoid (EC) system. The gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 2…
- Syndrome, Witkop A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Syndrome, floppy baby A general medical reference to an abnormal condition of newborns and infants manifested by inadequate tone of…
- Rad Radiation absorbed dose, a measure for a dose of ionizing radiation
- Spasmodic dysphonia A voice disorder caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx or voice box. People…
- Congenital arthrogryposis Nonprogressive congenital contractures that develop before birth and are evident at birth (congenital). The…
- Cervical disc A disk shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column in the…
- Tick, Rocky Mountain wood See Rocky Mountain wood tick
- Nipple absence Medically called athelia, this is a rare condition but it is common in certain conditions. Athelia tends to…
- Pythagoras (Born c. 580 B.C.E.) Greek philosopher and mathematician who promoted health through a special vegetarian diet
- Bio- Prefix indicating living plants or creatures, as in biology, the study of living organisms