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Dysmorphology and the spectacle of the clinic.
Sociology of health & illness - 1 Jul 2005
Featherstone Katie, Latimer Joanna, Atkinson Paul, Pilz Daniella T, Clarke Angus
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Dysmorphology is the medical study of abnormal forms in the human and is concerned with the identification and classification of a variety of congenital malformations. Such diagnostic work rests on the inspection of images of affected individuals. Based on physical appearance individuals are classified in terms of a wide range of conditions, often with 'exotic' nomenclatures. This paper will describe the features...
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