Word: stemless
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...rare ectopia cordis, of which 28 cases have been recorded since 1706. The deformity may be caused by failure of embryonic chest cells to fuse in the middle. Since Maria's heart was unprotected by a membrane, Dr. Guillermo del Castillo carefully covered it with a thin stemless cocktail glass, and placed the baby, who was otherwise normal, in an incubator...
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