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Arthritis deformans; Coccydynia; Tumours of cord and membranes -- Spinal meningitis; Spinal myelitis -- Congenital deformities: _Spina bifida_; _Congenital sacro-coccygeal tumours_.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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The Children's Heart Foundation (CHF) - the country's leading organization solely dedicated to funding CHD research - is one of five organizations that participated in National Congenital Heart Lobby Day on February 10.
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Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease, Commonwealth
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Information about the fetus' gender can be critically important: Some genetic abnormalities of the X-chromosome -- like hemophilia or Duchenne muscular dystrophy -- typically affect only boys, and another condition that causes ambiguous genitalia among other problems, called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, can be successfully treated in-utero if the gender is known.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Are We Ready to Embrace Prenatal Blood Tests? M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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Information about the fetus' gender can be critically important: Some genetic abnormalities of the X-chromosome -- like hemophilia or Duchenne muscular dystrophy -- typically affect only boys, and another condition that causes ambiguous genitalia among other problems, called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, can be successfully treated in-utero if the gender is known.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Are We Ready to Embrace Prenatal Blood Tests? M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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Hairiest man Victor "Larry" Ramos Gomez , pictured here, and Gabriel "Danny" Gomez both of Mexico are two of a family of 19 that span five generations all suffering from the rare condition called Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis, characterized by excessive facial and torso hair.
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Hairiest man Victor "Larry" Ramos Gomez , pictured here, and Gabriel "Danny" Gomez both of Mexico are two of a family of 19 that span five generations all suffering from the rare condition called Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis, characterized by excessive facial and torso hair.
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Now, Dr. Milstone said, her condition has improved to the point that it seems to resemble a much more common and less severe form of ichthyosis called Congenital
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"Congenital" means "acquired at birth," so Safire doesn't mean it literally, but "congenital liar" is a common metaphor for someone who lies repeatedly.
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Congenital heart diseases, infections that damage the heart, and the same problems of overeating and under-exercising that afflict their parents also strain the hearts of children.
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