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Vanishing bone syndrome
An inherited form of osteolysis -- the destruction of bone. There are several such syndromes. In one form of vanishing bone syndrome, there is osteolysis in the hands and feet, crippling arthritic changes in the hands, marked osteoporosis…
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Show more- Otitis Inflammation of the ear. Depending upon which part of the ear is inflammed, there is otitis externa, otitis…
- Traditional midwife A direct-entry midwife practicing within the confines of traditional folk medicine. Traditional midwives are…
- Migraine, abdominal An attack of abdominal pain that may be preceded by a migraine aura and accompanied nausea, vomiting, and…
- Coxa vara Inward curvature of the hip. Malformation of the hip at birth, such as coxa vara, can increase one's risk for…
- Blurred vision Lack of sharpness of vision with, as a result, the inability to see fine detail. Blurred vision can occur…
- Proxy, health care A health care proxy is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives pertain to treatment…
- Syndactyly, partial A condition in which fingers or toes are partially joined together. Syndactyly can involve the bones or just…
- Thymus and parathyroids, hypoplasia of See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Cystitis, interstitial (IC) Disease that involves inflammation or irritation of the bladder wall. This inflammation can lead to scarring…
- Writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- American dog tick The tick most commonly responsible for transmitting R. rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever…
- Venipuncture The puncture of a vein with a needle to withdraw blood. Also called phlebotomy or, more often, a blood draw