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Welt
A red bump, ridge or swelling of unbroken skin raised by a stinging blow or by an allergic reaction to foods, drugs or insect bites, as in hives (urticaria). The word 'welt' has a number of nonmedical but related meanings including: in…
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Show more- Deuteranomaly Colorblindness of the red-green type, also known as deuteranopia or Daltonism. The term 'Daltonism' is…
- Synuclein A family of structurally related proteins that are prominently expressed in the central nervous system. See…
- Intradiskal electrothermal therapy A procedure designed to relieve back pain due to damage to the disks between the spine bones. Called IDET for…
- Cholesteryl ester transfer protein See: Cholesterol ester transfer protein
- Gonad, indifferent In embryonic life, the gonad in males and females is initially identical. This gonad is said to be…
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome: A severe form of pneumonia. Abbreviated SARS. A term applied to outbreaks…
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis
- Pelvis, male See: Male pelvis
- Grapefruit diet The Grapefruit diet is a weight loss plan that incorporates eating half a grapefruit with each meal and…
- Epi- A fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle (canthus) of the eye. The epicanthal fold is more…
- PARK5 Familial Parkinson disease type 5
- Male gonad The male gonad, the testicle (or testis), located behind the penis in a pouch of skin (the scrotum). The…