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Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
A dull red raised area on the skin that evolves into a shiny scar with a violet border, most often on the shin. There is telangiectasia with blood vessels easily visible under the skin. The area be itchy and painful and crack open…
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- Congenital defect A birth defect.
- Psychodynamic drug See: Psychotropic drug
- Myomectomy Surgery to remove a fibroid from the uterus. A fibroid, or leiomyoma, is a benign tumor that arises from the…
- Gastropathy, hypoproteinemic hypertrophic See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Newborn screening Tests of newborns to screen for serious treatable diseases most of which are genetic. The newborn screening…
- Apophenia In psychology, the perception of connections and meaningfulness in unrelated things. Apophenia can be a…
- Power outage drinking water safety >Boil the water vigorously (water should be bubbling and rolling) for one to 3 minutes. >If you can't boil…
- Anorgasmy Or anorgasmia. Failure of a male or female to achieve an orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse…
- Amygdala 1. The amygdaloid nucleus in the brain. 2. The tonsils. These structures were so named because they appeared…
- Macroorchidism Abnormally large testes. To determine if the testes are too large, a device called an orchidometer is used…
- Activities of daily living (ADLs) The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as…