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Condition, Sever
Inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the bone at the back of the heel. The inflammation is at the point where the Achilles tendon attaches. Sever condition occurs mainly in adolescent or older children, particularly active…
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Show more- Gorlin syndrome II Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…
- Torticollis, spasmodic Spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis, is the most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles…
- Ear ringing Together with other abnormal ear noises, ear ringing is medically called tinnitus. Tinnitus can arise in any…
- Eagle syndrome Inflammation of the styloid process, a spike-like projection sticking off the base of the skull. The tissues…
- RX Medical abbreviation for treatment
- Osteotomy Taking out part or all of a bone, or cutting into or through bone.
- Sawyer's extractor A device designed for first aid that suctions venom from the site of a bite of a poisonous snake or lizard
- Meningomyelocele Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine but some of the spinal cord itself through a defect in the…
- Skin graft, composite A graft technique in which both the patient's own skin and donor skin are used together
- Bio- Prefix indicating living plants or creatures, as in biology, the study of living organisms
- Syndrome, Brown An ophthalmology (eye) problem. Brown syndrome is an abnormality that is present at birth (congenitally) and…
- PDR Physicians' Desk Reference (please see entry to Physicians' Desk Reference). PDR less frequently stands for…