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Solar keratosis
Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic
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- Lipodystrophy, cephalothoracic A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Vibrio cholerae One of the Vibrio bacteria, V. cholerae (as the name implies) is the agent of cholera, a devastating and…
- Cholera genome The genome of the bacterium called Vibrio cholerae that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million…
- Burn treatment The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally…
- Thalassemia major The dire disease also known as beta thalassemia. The clinical picture of this form of anemia was first…
- Frotteurism Frotteurism is a problem where the focus of the person's sexual urges is related to touching or rubbing his…
- Goiter, toxic multinodular Condition in which the thyroid gland contains multiple lumps (nodules) that are overactive and produce excess…
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