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Pustulosis
A highly inflammatory skin condition resulting in large fluid-filled blister-like areas (pustules). Pustulosis typically occurs on the palms of the hands and/or the soles of the feet. The skin of these areas peels and flakes (exfoliates)
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- Dyspepsia Dyspepsia: Dyspepsia refers to a condition (disease) in which there are upper abdominal symptoms which may…
- Eczema, contact A localized reaction that includes redness, itching, and burning where the skin has come into contact with an…
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- Pain, breast Pain in the breast or mammary gland, known medically as mastalgia. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain
- Surgery, fetal The surgical treatment of the fetus before birth. Also called prenatal or antenatal surgery. Fetal surgery is…
- Sublingual Underneath the tongue. A sublingual medication is a type of lozenge put under the tongue where it dissolves…
- Osteology The study of bones. The branch of anatomy or physical anthropology that deals with bones. Bone-ology