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Malposition or displacement of any organ or structure - congenital or acquired.

An excessive accumulation of fluid within the tissue spaces.

To make or to grow longer.

Involuntary passage of urine, usually during sleep.

The space between the dura and the bone of the vertebral canal.

The muscular tube extending from the back of the throat from the pharynx to the stomach.

To cut away a portion.

A limb; an arm or leg.