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Fusospirochetal gingivitis
This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and…
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Show more- Juxtaarticular The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaarticular is composed…
- Cerebral amyloidosis and spongiform encephalopathy See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Board eligible Board eligible in medicine means that a physician has completed the requirements for admission to a medical…
- Binocular diplopia See: Diplopia, binocular
- Enteropathy, protein-losing See: Protein-losing enteropathy
- Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) A disorder of the muscles and joints of older persons characterized by pain and stiffness, affecting both…
- Fibroadenoma A benign growth in the breast that is solid, firm, smooth and usually painless or only slightly tender…
- Tablespoon An old-fashioned but convenient household measure of capacity. A tablespoon holds about 3 teaspoons, each…
- BMPR1A A gene located on chromosome 10 in band 10q22.3 that encodes bone morphogenic protein receptor 1A, a kinase…
- Dilation The process of enlargement, stretching, or expansion. The word 'dilatation' means the same thing. Both come…
- Excision 1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision…
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) One of the newest of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NHGRI's mission in formal terms is to 'support…