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A half-birthday is a day approximately six months before or after the anniversary of a person's birth. It is sometimes marked by people whose birthday either falls on major holidays, near major holidays, or both, the celebration of which may overshadow celebration of the birthday. [1] It may also be marked by students whose birthday does not ...
Harlequin syndrome. A man exhibiting the asymmetric symptoms of Harlequin syndrome. One half of the forehead is more red than the other. Harlequin syndrome is a condition characterized by asymmetric sweating and flushing on the upper thoracic region of the chest, neck and face. Harlequin syndrome is considered an injury to the autonomic nervous ...
Situs inversus. Situs inversus causes the positions of the heart and lungs to be mirrored. Situs inversus (also called situs transversus or oppositus) is a congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. The normal arrangement of internal organs is known as situs solitus.
Older pregnant women and risks of fetal abnormalities. The median age at which mothers gave birth went from 27 in 1990 to 30 in 2019, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report.And there were ...
A half-sider budgerigar is an unusual congenital condition that causes a budgerigar to display one color on one side of its body and a different color on the other. This is not a simple genetic mutation, as can be observed in other color and pattern variations in this species. It is a rare example of a tetragametic chimera, which originates ...
Dextrocardia (from Latin dextro 'right hand side' and Greek kardia 'heart') is a rare congenital condition in which the apex of the heart is located on the right side of the body, rather than the more typical placement towards the left. [ 1] There are two main types of dextrocardia: dextrocardia of embryonic arrest (also known as isolated ...
Seizures or convulsions are known potential side effects of nicotine toxicity and have been reported in the scientific literature in relation to intentional or accidental swallowing of e-liquid. [122] Six people attempted suicide by injecting e-liquid. [114] One adolescent attempted suicide by swallowing the e-liquid. [12]
Deaths. 261,247 (2017) [ 9] A congenital heart defect ( CHD ), also known as a congenital heart anomaly, congenital cardiovascular malformation, and congenital heart disease, is a defect in the structure of the heart or great vessels that is present at birth. [ 7] A congenital heart defect is classed as a cardiovascular disease. [ 10]