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Osteitis
Osteitis is inflammation of the bone. For example, patients with what is called the SAPHO syndrome develop osteitis -- the O in SAPHO stands for oteitis -- and the bone inflammation typically affects the sacroiliac joints (sacroiliitis)…
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Show more- Onychocryptosis The medical term for what is better known as an ingrown toenail. From onycho-, nail + crypto-, hidden or…
- Karyotype, spectral (SKY) Karyotype, spectral (SKY): A visualization of all of the chromosomes in the genome all together with each…
- Anus, imperforate A congenital malformation (a birth defect) in which the rectum is a blind alley (a cul-de-sac) and there is…
- Viable Capable of life. For example, a viable premature baby is one who is able to survive outside the womb.
- Prograf Brand name of tacrolimus. See: Tacrolimus
- Melanocyte A pigment-producing cell in the skin, hair and eye that determines their color. The pigment that melanocytes…
- Syndrome, Gareis-Mason See Syndrome, MASA
- Invasive cervical cancer Cancer that has spread from the surface of the cervix to tissue deeper in the cervix or to other parts of the…
- Necrotizing fasciitis A dangerous infection of soft-tissue that starts in the subcutaneous tissue (just below the skin) and spreads…
- Nerve, glossopharyngeal The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth cranial nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Genomics The study of genes and their function. Genomics aims to understand the structure of the genome, including the…
- Catamenia Menstruation