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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Pellagra
>Diarrhea; >Dermatitis: A scaly rash on skin exposed to light or trauma; >Dementia: Mental disorientation, delusions and depression; and >Death. Other features are ulcerations within the mouth (glossitis), nausea. vomiting, seizures and…
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- Marie-Strumpell disease A synonym for ankylosing spondylitis. Named for the French neurologist Pierre Marie (1853-1940) and the…
- Bioterrorism Bioterrorism: Terrorism using biologic agents. Biological diseases and the agents that might be used for…
- Rectouterine pouch >Culdoscopy, the introduction of an endoscope through the vagina into the cul-de-sac; >Culdoscope, the…
- Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 See: MPC1
- Mixed connective tissue disease Mixed connective tissue disease: A mixture of three diseases of connective tissue (the framework of the cells…
- Dyspraxia, developmental A pattern of delayed, uneven, or aberrant development of physical abilities during childhood development. The…
- Transition, menopause Menopause: A woman can usually tell if she is approaching menopause because her menstrual periods starts…
- Bony syndactyly A condition in which the bones of fingers or toes are joined together. Bony syndactyly is the opposite of…
- Epicanthal fold A fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle (canthus) of the eye. The epicanthal fold is more…
- Krukenberg tumor A tumor of the ovary caused by the spread of stomach cancer. When the stomach cancer spreads to an ovary, the…
- MCI Mild cognitive impairment