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Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids and the membranes covering the whites of the eyes. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses…
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Show more- Baldness, patchy Baldness, patchy: Patchy baldness. Also referred to as alopecia areata. Alopecia means baldness and areata…
- Potomania An intense and persistent desire to drink alcohol to excess. Synonymous with dipsomania
- Internal medicine A medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. A physician who specializes…
- CXCR4 A chemokine receptor found on a wide variety of cells that serves as the coreceptor for HIV. HIV strains that…
- Alpha-linolenic acid An essential fatty acid found in flaxseed oil, canola oil and walnuts. Abbreviated ALA
- Cellulite Cellulite: Popular term for deposits of fat that have a cottage cheese-like or puckered texture. Medically…
- Immunodepressant An agent that can depress or prevent the immune response. See: Immunosuppressant
- Labia minora The smaller (minor) inside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Mordant A substance capable of deepening the reaction to a stain (as in the pathology laboratory); incisive; burning…
- OAE Acoustic emission test) : OAE is an abbreviation for 'otoacoustic emission test' which measures an acoustic…
- Gamma-OH A European name for gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a colorless and odorless drug used illicitly for…
- American Psychiatric Association A medical specialty society with over 35,000 US and international member physicians who 'work together to…