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The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is not stable within the socket (the acetabulum). The ligaments of the hip joint may also be loose and stretched. The degree of…
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Show more- Urgency, urinary An immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the…
- Pharmacologist A specialist in the study of medications and their effects on the body
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut…
- Emotional eating Emotional eating: Emotional eating is the practice of consuming large quantities of food -- usually 'comfort'…
- Nidus The Latin word for 'nest', nidus is used in medicine to refer to any structure that resembles a nest in…
- Syndrome, Aarskog-Scott See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Transfusion medicine Blood transfusion and blood conservation are the complementary activities that constitute the clinical arena…
- Rupture A break or tear in any organ (such as the spleen) or soft tissue (such as the achilles tendon). Rupture of…
- Burkitt lymphoma A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that most often occurs in young people between the ages of 12 and 30…
- Ear ringing Together with other abnormal ear noises, ear ringing is medically called tinnitus. Tinnitus can arise in any…
- Nail cross furrows See: Beau's lines
- Nucleus 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells