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Granuloma, fish bowl
Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Fish bowl granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water, often…
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- Meniscus, medial knee The word 'meniscus' refers to a crescent-shaped structure. The medial meniscus of the knee is a thickened…
- Valsalva maneuver A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air…
- Vaccination, Td Td is the vaccine given to children over six and adults as boosters for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus.
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome, complete A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead…
- Fear of thunderstorms An abnormal and persistent fear of thunderstorms. Sufferers experience anxiety even when they realize the…
- Trigeminal nerve The trigeminal nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and the motor nerve…
- Tear gland The gland that makes tears. An abnormality of the tear glands can impair the production of the tears and lead…
- Baby blues A common temporary psychological state right after childbirth when a new mother may have sudden mood swings…
- Retinol >Beta carotene: An antioxidant which protects cells against oxidation damage that can lead to cancer. Beta…
- Acidosis Too much acid in the body, a distinctly abnormal condition resulting from the accumulation of acid or from…
- Vaccine, Salk Vaccine against poliomyelitis named for Dr. Jonas Salk who developed and introduced it in 1955. It was the…