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Fontanel (fontanelle)
The word fontanel comes from the French fontaine for fountain. The medical term fontanel is a 'soft spot' of the skull. The 'soft spot' is soft precisely because the cartilage there has not yet hardened into bone between the skull bones…
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- Ragweed Any of a number of weedy composite herbs that produce a pollen that is a frequent cause of allergies. Of all…
- Prostate cancer Prostate cancer: An uncontrolled (malignant) growth of cells in the prostate gland which is located at the…
- Malignant 1. Tending to be severe and become progressively worse, as in malignant hypertension. 2. In regard to a…
- Cancer, prostatic Cancer of the gland (prostate) that produces some of the components of semen fluid. The second leading cause…
- Delusion A false personal belief that is not subject to reason or contradictory evidence and is not explained by a…
- Meralgia paresthetica Meralgia paresthetica: Entrapment or pinching of the nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of…
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- Mucus A thick slippery fluid produced by the membranes lining certain organs such as the nose, mouth, throat, and…
- Saddle gall A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting saddle. Also called a saddle sore
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