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Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart defect in which blood flows between the atria (upper chambers) of the heart. Some flow is a normal condition...

A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is an abnormal condition that is present at birth regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result...

heart defect (CHD), also known as a congenital heart anomaly, congenital cardiovascular malformation, and congenital heart disease, is a defect in the...

The menstrual cycle is on average 28 days in length. It begins with menses (day 1–7) during the follicular phase (day 1–14), followed by ovulation (day...

often performed by examining defective parts for specific defects and addressing these defects with the design of the mould or the characteristics of the...

Small Magellanic Cloud has a visual apparent diameter of 5° 20′ × 3° 5′. Defect of illumination is the maximum angular width of the unilluminated part of...

A relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD), also known as a Marcus Gunn pupil, is a medical sign observed during the swinging-flashlight test whereupon...

abandoned; replaced with defect or error. Some contend that bug implies that the defect arose on its own and push to use defect instead since it more clearly...

usually imperfect. Several types of defects are often characterized: point defects, line defects, planar defects, bulk defects. Topological homotopy establishes...

in bound systems, particularly atomic nuclei, has also been termed mass defect, mass deficit, or mass packing fraction.[citation needed] The difference...

physical issue is real or imagined, ruminations concerning this perceived defect become pervasive and intrusive, consuming substantial mental bandwidth for...

defects is into Lesions to the eye's retina (heteronymous field defects in Glaucoma and AMD) Lesions of the optic nerve (heteronymous field defects)...

Spina bifida (SB; /ˌspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/, Latin for 'split spine') is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around...

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a defect in the ventricular septum, the wall dividing the left and right ventricles of the heart. The extent of the...

Defect of birth was, under former Roman Catholic canon law, a canonical impediment to ordination as a result of illegitimacy. Defect of birth inhibited...

susceptible to impairments. A person who has a stroke, an accident or birth defect may have speech and language problems. There are three different levels...

later in life. Affected newborns generally have striking neurological defects and seizures. Development of motor functions and speech may be delayed...

time of committing the act the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality...

system, as in autoimmune diseases. Some people are born with intrinsic defects in their immune system, or primary immunodeficiency. A person who has an...

present before birth, and some genetic disorders produce birth defects, but birth defects can also be developmental rather than hereditary. The opposite...