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Scleroderma
Scleroderma: A disease of connective tissue with the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the skin and sometimes also in other organs of the body. Scleroderma is classified into diffuse and limited forms. The CREST syndrome is a limited…
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Show more- Quadriceps reflex See: Knee jerk
- Right-handed The preferential use of the right hand for most fine manual tasks. Approximately 90% of the population is…
- Acute mountain sickness (AMS) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect on the body of being in a high altitude environment. AMS is…
- Dehisce To burst open or gape. A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon…
- Genome, yeast See: Yeast genome
- Group A strep A well-known strain (a type) of streptococcus (strep) bacteria that can cause strep throat and common skin…
- Aphthous ulcer Aphthous ulcer: A small sensitive painful ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth. Commonly called a canker…
- Q_h (on prescription) If a medicine is to be taken every so- many hours, it is written 'q_h'; the 'q' standing for the Latin word…
- Otosclerosis The abnormal formation of new bone in the middle ear that gradually immobilizes the stapes (stirrup bone) and…
- Human T-lymphotropic virus type III An obsolete term for the human immunodeficiency virus, now commonly called HIV
- MS/MS Abbreviation for tandem mass spectrometry. See: Tandem mass spectrometry
- Dystonia, writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…