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Abigail and Brittany Hensel, born in 1990, were given two distinct names at birth. They identify as two people, and are recognised as two people legally and socially. [21] On the other hand, Syafitri, born 2006 in Indonesia, were given one name by their parents because they only had one heart. [22]
Macrocephaly is a condition in which circumference of the human head is abnormally large. [1] It may be pathological or harmless, and can be a familial genetic characteristic. . People diagnosed with macrocephaly will receive further medical tests to determine whether the syndrome is accompanied by particular disorde
extension of the great toe on pricking the dorsum of the foot with a pin Biot's respiration: Camille Biot: neurology: brain stem herniation: quick shallow respirations followed by period of apnea Bitot's spots: Pierre Bitôt: ophthalmology: vitamin A deficiency: spots of keratin deposition in the conjunctiva Bjerrum scotoma: Jannik Peterson ...
A tragic photo of a baby born with only one eye and no nose has been circulating the Internet. The baby is being referred to as "baby cyclops" due to the comparisons drawn with the mythical cyclops.
On December 28, 2005, a kitten with cyclopia, "Cy", was born in Redmond, Oregon, United States and died about one day after birth. [17] In 2006, a baby girl in India with cyclopia was born. Her only eye was in the center of her forehead. She did not have a nose and her brain did not separate into two separate hemispheres (holoprosencephaly). [18]
Signs of the disorder, which vary among individuals, include a disproportionately large skull with a slightly protrusive forehead, large hands and feet, large mandible, hypertelorism (an abnormally increased distance between the eyes), and downslanting eyes. Clumsiness, an awkward gait, and unusual aggressiveness or irritability may also occur.
The fully grown homunculus was supposedly greatly skilled in "art" and can create giants, dwarves, and other marvels, as "Through art they are born, and therefore art is embodied and inborn in them, and they need learn it from no one." [4] Comparisons have been made with several similar concepts in the writings of earlier alchemists.
“People oftentimes have this assumption that when paleontologists find a new dinosaur in the field, we give it a name the next day,” said Avrahami. In reality, he said, the process can take ...