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Fracture, compression
A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are especially common in the elderly. NTER> A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma but can be…
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- Long-term care facility A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or…
- Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulator (SERM) A 'designer estrogen' which possesses some, but not all, of the actions of estrogen. For example, raloxifene…
- Coarctation A narrowing, a stricture, a constriction. Although the best known coarctation is of the aorta, any artery can…
- Lentigo, senile See: Senile lentigo
- Testes The male sex glands. They are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The testes…
- Mad deer disease See Chronic wasting disease
- Otology The study and medical care of the ear
- Fibroma, desmoplastic A rare type of primary bone tumor characteristically composed of well-differentiated cells that produce…
- Inappropriate ADH secretion A syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which results in the inability to put out…
- Brachycephaly A short head, one that is short in diameter from front to back. Brachycephaly is a frequent feature of…