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399:by Victor Hugo, as translated by
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420:anatomical terminology
291:fetal alcohol syndrome
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1262:Palatopharyngeal arch
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1031:Junctional epithelium
927:Frenulum of lower lip
781:"Mr. Nobody - Angels"
295:Prader–Willi syndrome
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259:embryonic development
231:infranasal depression
207:via ducts inside the
1071:Periodontal ligament
439:(philtrum moustache)
437:Toothbrush moustache
382:Philippine mythology
214:For humans and most
1209:Sublingual caruncle
1103:Submandibular gland
1041:Sulcular epithelium
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326:infant then forgets
312:Society and culture
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375:Roderick MacLeish
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251:nasomedial
189:Monotremes
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269:Variation
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220:vestigial
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187:mammals.
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