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Pressure urticaria
A common type of hives (urticaria) that occurs after the skin has been under pressure, often the feet after standing or the buttocks after sitting for a long time or areas where clothing is tight. The hives are typically deep and invisible…
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Show more- Subungual onychomycosis, proximal white The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Isoform A protein that has the same function as another protein but which is encoded by a different gene and may have…
- Purpura, Henoch-Schonlein See: Schönlein-Henoch purpura.
- Brunhilde virus Type 1 poliovirus. Named after a female chimpanzee from which it was first isolated. There are two other…
- Delusional parasitosis Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles.
- Sphenoid 1. Shaped like a wedge. 2. Relating to the sphenoid bone (which is wedge-shaped)
- Melanoma, eye See: Intraocular melanoma
- Fragile site A term devised in 1969 by Frederick Hecht to denote a heritable point on a chromosome where gaps and breaks…
- Hyperglycemic response A response resulting in a high blood sugar and specifically elevating the level of the sugar glucose in the…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 8 ALS8. A form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation…
- Hallux varus An inward bending (varus) of the joint of the big toe (the hallux).
- Floater A blurry spot that seems to drift in front of the eyes but does not block vision. The blur is the result of…