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Dermatology
1. The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the skin, hair, nails, oral cavity and genitals. 2. Sometimes also, cosmetic care and enhancement.Dermatology is literally the study of the…
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- Jimmy Fund A children's cancer fund that has been responsible for highly significant work, especially on chemotherapy…
- Basal cells Small, round cells found in the lower part, or base, of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin
- Triglycerides The major form of fat. A triglyceride consists of three molecules of fatty acid combined with a molecule of…
- Syndrome, Timothy See: Timothy syndrome
- Astraphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of thunderstorms. Sufferers experience anxiety even when they realize the…
- Aortal Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Aortal is not often encountered (except in The New…
- Midwife A person trained to assist a woman during childbirth. Many midwives also provide prenatal care for pregnant…
- Borborygmus Bowel sounds, the gurgling, rumbling, or growling noise from the abdomen caused by the muscular contractions…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 11 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Differentiation 1 The process by which cells become progressively more specialized; a normal process through which cells…