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12 Cards in this Set
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Congenital defect in which a part of the vertebral column is absent or incomplete closure. |
Spina bifida |
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A defect or deformity. Errors that occur during development. |
Malformation/ Anormaly |
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Underdevelopment of tissue organ or body part. |
Hypoplasia |
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Failure of a tissue or an organ to develop normally. No development at all. |
Aplasia |
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Extra toes or fingers. Supernumerary |
Polydactylism |
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Congenital condition in which the proximal portions of the limbs are poorly developed or absent. Hands or feet attached to trunk, or poorly formed limbs. |
Phocomelia |
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Congenital absence of one or more limbs. |
Amelia |
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Congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the midline. |
Cleft Palate and lip |
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Hereditary, passed from mother to son. Inability to matabolize beta carotene. |
color blindness |
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Superfical blood vessels are enlarged and show through the skin. |
Vascular nevus |
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A congenital discoloration of a circumscribed area of the skin due to pigmentation. |
Nevus |
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Variety of congenital problems, causes moderate/ severe mental retardation |
Downs Syndrome (Trisomy 21). |
