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Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma
See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
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- Alpha error The statistical error (said to be 'of the first kind' or type I) made in testing an hypothesis when it is…
- Joint, knee The knee joint has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia) to form the…
- Chrematophobia Fear of money. Although born to a wealthy family, he has chrematophobia and lives a spare life. From the…
- Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy Abbreviated DHRD. An eye disease also known as malattia leventinese. See: Malattia leventinese
- Disease, Alzheimer See: Alzheimer disease
- Twisted ankle See: Ankle sprain
- Sterilization, female surgical Female surgical sterilization blocks (or removes part or all of) the fallopian tubes so the egg cannot travel…
- Gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic (PEG) A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Thermometer, ear A thermometer that registers body temperature via the ear canal. The ear thermometer was invented in 1964 by…
- Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy See: Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
- Social worker, clinical See: Licensed clinical social worker