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Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease
Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease is a kidney condition associated with long-standing diabetes. It affects the network of tiny blood vessels (the microvasculature) in the glomerulus, a key structure in the…
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Show more- Chiropractor Someone who practices chiropractic. Chiropractic defined as a system of diagnosis and treatment that is based…
- Tendonitis, Achilles See: Achilles tendonitis
- Ventilation, positive pressure The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange…
- Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- Disease, rheumatic heart Heart damage caused by rheumatic fever. Treatment is by preventing reinfection with strep and by treating…
- Tumor suppressor gene A protective gene that normally limits the growth of tumors. When a tumor suppressor gene is mutated…
- HBIG Hepatitis B immune globulin, which contains antibodies to hepatitis B virus and offers prompt but short lived…
- Lice, head See: Head lice
- Gyn- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- Monozygous twins Twin: Identical twins that originate from a single fertilized egg (a zygote)
- Disseminated vaccinia See Progressive vaccinia
- Angioid streaks Tiny breaks in the elastin-filled tissue in the back of the eye (retinae). These abnormalities are visible to…