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Tag, skin
A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Skin tags may appear on the skin almost anywhere although the favorite locales are the eyelids, neck, armpits (axillae), upper chest, and groin. Invariably benign, this tiny tumor of…
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Show more- Cardiac index A cardiodynamic measure based on the cardiac output, which is the amount of blood the left ventricle ejects…
- Erythema nodosum Erythema nodosum: An inflammatory reaction deep in the skin characterized by the presence of tender red lumps…
- RNA, messenger A class of RNA that is the template upon which polypeptides are put together. Abbreviated mRNA
- Sense-strand RNA virus See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Postpartum depression Postpartum depression: A form of severe depression after delivery that requires treatment. It is sometimes…
- Tetralogy of Fallot A combination of four heart defects that are present together at birth, accounting for about 10% of all…
- Thumb The short thick finger situated at an angle to the other fingers so it can be opposed to the them, making it…
- Addisonian anemia Anemia: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the…
- Slipped vertebra See: Spondylolisthesis
- Trismus-pseudocamptodactyly syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Genome, dog See: Dog genome
- Endodermal Pertaining to the endoderm or to tissues derived from the endoderm