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Baker cyst
Baker cyst: A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space) composed of a membrane-lined sac filled with synovial fluid that has escaped from the joint. Baker cyst is named after the British surgeon William Morrant Baker…
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- Esophagus cancer See: Esophageal cancer
- Thrombocythemia An abnormally high number of platelets in the blood. Also known as thrombocytosis.
- Vessel, efferent A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole
- Mittelschmerz The occurrence of symptoms of mania and depression together. A person may feel sad and hopeless while at the…
- Sandhoff disease A genetic disorder with symptoms that are very similar to those of Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) and that is…
- Face, masklike A surgical procedure designed to make the face appear younger by pulling loose facial skin taut. With age or…
- Genome, C. elegans See: C. elegans genome.
- HDR syndrome The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an…
- Red blood cells The blood cells that carry oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them…
- Sore, canker Sore, canker: A small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth that is often painful and very sensitive. Also…
- Journal, medical, first American The first U.S. medical journal, the Medical Repository was founded in 1797 and published quarterly until…