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Pruritic
Itchy. A scab may be pruritic
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Show more- Gingivitis, phagedenic This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Oculocutaneous albinism See: Albinism, oculocutaneous
- Myotonic myopathy, proximal See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Neurosurgeon A physician trained in surgery of the nervous system and who specializes in surgery on the brain and other…
- Medicine, homeopathic See: Homeopathy
- Regurgitation, mitral See: Mitral regurgitation
- Arch, zygomatic The bone that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic bone is also known as the zygoma, the…
- Hormone, antidiuretic (ADH) A relatively small (peptide) molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after…
- Tetraphocomelia-thrombocytopenia syndrome See TAR syndrome
- Macerate To soften tissues after death by soaking and by enzymatic digestion, as occurs with a stillborn. The word…
- Amino acid, branched-chain One of the amino acids that has a branch chain, namely, Leucine, isoleucine, and valine
- Molecule The smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance.