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Rash, butterfly
Rash, butterfly: A red, flat facial rash over the bridge of the nose. Over half of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop this characteristic rash. Because of its shape, it is frequently referred to as the 'butterfly…
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- BP Commonly used abbreviation for blood pressure. On a medical chart, you might see 'BP90/60 T98.6 Ht60/reg…
- Colostomy, a patient's perspective For an excellent article about colostomy from a patient's viewpoint, please see Colostomy - A Patient's…
- Transplantation genetics The field of biology and medicine relating to the genes that govern the acceptance or rejection of a…
- Differentiation 1 The process by which cells become progressively more specialized; a normal process through which cells…
- Sac, amniotic Amniotic sac
- Fibroids Fibroids are common, benign tumors of smooth muscle in the uterus (womb). Uterine fibroids are the most…
- Ischial bursitis Bursitis: Inflammation of the bursa that separates the gluteus maximus muscle of the buttocks from the…
- Craniology The study of variations in size, shape, and proportion of the skull (cranium). Also known as phrenology, it…
- Sopor Abnormally deep sleep, an unusually profound sleep, a stupor from which it is difficult to rouse a person…
- Me-too drug A drug that is structurally very similar to already known drugs, with only minor differences. The term…
- Td immunization Td is the vaccine given to children over six and adults as a booster for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus