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Macrocheilia is a condition of permanent swelling of the lip that results from greatly distended lymphatic spaces. This causes an abnormal largeness of the lips. This is sometimes seen in […]

Ptosis /ˈtoʊsɪs/ (from Greek Ptosis or πτῶσις to fall) is a drooping or falling of the upper or lower eyelid. The drooping may be worse after being awake longer when […]

Ptosis of the breast is the medical term for what in popular culture is referred to as drooping or sagging female breasts. Many women and medical professionals mistakenly believed that […]

Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome is a medical condition associated with the FOXC2 gene.

Webbed toes is the common name for syndactyly affecting the feet. It is characterised by the fusion of two or more digits of the feet. This is normal in many […]

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare life-threatening complication of pregnancy that occurs in the third trimester or the immediate period after delivery. It is thought to be caused […]

Amelia (from Greek ἀ- lack of plus μέλος (plural: μέλεα or μέλη) limb) is the birth defect of lacking one or more limbs. It can also result in a shrunken […]

Islet cell carcinoma or nesidioblastoma is an uncommon cancer of the endocrine pancreas.It accounts for approximately 1.3% of pancreatic cancer.The term nesidioblastoma dates to at least 1938.

Apnea of prematurity is defined as cessation of breathing by a premature infant that lasts for more than 15 seconds and/or is accompanied by hypoxia or bradycardia. Apnea is traditionally […]

Erdheim–Chester disease (also known as Erdheim–Chester syndrome or polyostotic sclerosing histiocytosis) is a rare disease characterized by the abnormal multiplication of a specific type of white blood cells called histiocytes […]