Opitz G/BBB Family Connection
(Canada)

43 Swallow Street, Kitimat, British Columbia V8C 1K6

Phone: 250-632-7026  Fax:250-639-9062 E-Mail

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Labia majora: The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).

Larynx:   the medical term for the voice box, the organ in the throat that produces voice and also prevents food from entering the airway 

Lazy eye:   the common name for the visual defect resulting from untreated strabismus, in which the eyes are not correctly aligned

Learning disability:  any of a variety of disorders, including hyperactivity, dyslexia, and hearing problems, that can interfere with a person's ability to learn

Lesion:   an abnormality of structure or function in the body

Lipidosis:   any disorder in which fats cannot be properly broken down by the digestive system

Lung collapse:  a condition in which all or part of a lung cannot expand and fill with air

Lungs:  two organs in the chest that take in oxygen from the air and release carbon dioxide 

Lymph node:  a small gland that is part of the immune system; contains white blood cells and antibodies and helps fight against the spread of infection.

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