What does 'Brazil, Russia, India And China - BRIC' mean. Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) refer to the idea that China and India will, by 2050, become the world's dominant suppliers of manufactured goods and services, respectively, while Brazil and Russia will become similarly dominant as suppliers of raw materials.
Birth Defect Fact Sheet Hypospadias. April 17, 2014Birth Defect Fact Sheet. Hypospadias is a congenital abnormality of the penis in which the urinary tract opening is not at the tip. In a normal penis, the urine tube (urethra) travels through the shaft of the penis to an opening located in the center of the head of the penis (glans).
As a result, Pendred syndrome can also be characterised by goitre, an enlargement of the thyroid gland in the neck near the Adam's apple. If a goitre develops, it usually forms sometime after the onset of hearing loss. Pendred syndrome is hereditary and the hearing loss is often evident at birth.