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Miller's lung
A type of allergic inflammation of the lungs (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) in people who are hypersensitive to the granary weevil (the wheat weevil or Sitophilus granarius). People who work with grains or flours contaminated with this…
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Show more- Cramping leg pain A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- Chordoma A form of bone cancer that usually starts in the lower spinal column
- VHL Von Hippel-Lindau. See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Gastrointestinal tract The tube that extends from the mouth to the anus in which the movement of muscles and release of hormones and…
- Glaucoma treatment (surgery) Surgery can also help fluid escape from the eye and thereby reduce the pressure. However, surgery is now…
- Skin test for allergy Allergy: Teste on the skin to identify the allergy substance (the allergen) that is triggering the allergic…
- Barrett's esophagus Ng=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Anemia, pernicious A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the…
- Conventional medicine Medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees and by their…
- Cancer, penis S: Cancer of the penis is a disease in which malignant cells originate in the tissues of the penis. Cancer of…
- TVS Abbreviation for 'transvaginal ultrasound,' a technique in which sound waves are sent out by an ultrasound…
- Retrovirus An RNA virus (a virus composed not of DNA but of RNA). Retroviruses have an enzyme called reverse…