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Plantar warts
Warts: Warts that grow on the soles of the feet. Plantar warts are different from most other warts. They tend to be flat and cause the buildup of callus (that has to be peeled away before the plantar wart itself can be seen. Plantar warts…
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Show more- Allergic rhinitis Medical term for hay fever, a condition due to allergy that mimics a chronic cold. (Hay fever is a misnomer…
- June cold A popular term for hay fever. Although the symptoms of a 'June cold' may be quite similar to those of a real…
- Thrombocythemia An abnormally high number of platelets in the blood. Also known as thrombocytosis.
- Mycobacterium avium A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that causes tuberculosis in birds and swine…
- Diabetes, unstable A term used when a diabetic person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly and widely from high to…
- Cognitive behavior therapy See: Cognitive therapy
- Bradyphrenia Slowed thought processes. Can be a side effect of certain psychiatric medications
- Psoriasis, erythrodermic A particularly inflammatory form of psoriasis that often affects most of the body surface. It is the least…
- Syndrome, Alstrom See: Alstrom syndrome
- Erythrodermic psoriasis A particularly inflammatory form of psoriasis that often affects most of the body surface. It is the least…
- Sweat chloride test Sweat chloride test: A test for cystic fibrosis. See: Sweat test.
- Anemia, Biermer's Anemia, Biermer's: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not…