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Osteochondromatosis, synovial
Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in children and teens whose bones are still growing.
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- Malariology The study of malaria. Someone who is versed in malariology is a malariologist
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- Fainting (syncope) Fainting (syncope): Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and…
- Tropical cyclone A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Other terms for…
- Septum A word borrowed from the Latin 'saeptum' meaning a 'dividing wall or enclosure.
- Bacillus A large family of bacteria that have a rod-like shape. They include the bacteria that cause food to spoil…
- Stenosis, pulmonary The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the…
- Postpartum psychosis A very serious mental illness that can affect a new mother. The episode of psychosis usually begins within 1…
- Kashin-Beck disease A disorder of the bones and joints of the hands and fingers, elbows, knees, and ankles of children and…
- Acuity, auditory The clarity or clearness of hearing, a measure of how well a person hears and monitoring the ability to hear…