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Medical Glossary

Some of the children waiting for adoption in China have special needs. Below is a list of some of the more common conditions with a brief description.

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Albinism	Extra Fingers/Toes	Nystagmus
Anemia	Glaucoma	Occulta
Atresia	Hearing Loss (Total or Partial)	Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA)
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)	Hemangioma	Polio
Cataracts	Hepatitis B Carrier/ Active	Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)
Cerebral Palsy (CP)	Hermaphroditism	Rickets
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate	Hydrocephalus	Spina Bifida
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)	Hypospadia	Thalassemia
Congenital Nevus Birthmark	Imperforated Anus (Anal Atresia)	Umbilical Hernia
Club Foot (Talipus Varus)	Inguinal Hernia	Undescended Testicles
Deformity of Ears	Meningocele	Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
Down Syndrome	Microtia	Vision, Blindness/Loss of Sight in One Eye
Drooping of Eyelids (Ptosis)	Missing Fingers/Toes	Vision, Crossed Eyes (Strabismus)
Dwarfism	Myclomeningocele (meningomycloccle)	Webbed Fingers/Toes

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