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Hip pain
Hip pain is the sensation of discomfort in or around the hip joint, where the upper end (head) of the thigh bone (femur) fits into the socket of the hip bone. Hip pain has a number of causes, most of which are related to degeneration…
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- Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome Syndrome: A genetic disorder characterized by very small stature, cerebellar ataxia (wobbliness), cataracts…
- Schizencephaly A developmental disorder of the brain characterized by abnormal slits, or clefts, in the cerebral…
- Pediatric pyelonephritis Pediatric kidney infection. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Gland, palpebral See: Meibomian gland
- Lithotripsy A procedure to break a stone into small particles that can be passed in the urine.
- Reactive oxygen species Species such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radical. At low levels, these species may…
- Code The genetic code is the correspondence between the triplet of bases in DNA with the amino acids. The…
- Bernard-Soulier syndrome Nt platelet syndrome): The Bernard-Soulier syndrome is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets…
- Child neglect Child neglect is the most frequently reported form of child abuse (60% of all cases) and the most lethal…
- Human T-lymphotropic virus type III An obsolete term for the human immunodeficiency virus, now commonly called HIV
- Colitis Inflammation of the large intestine (the colon). There are many forms of colitis, including ulcerative…