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- Parry's disease Toxic multinodular goiter. Named for the English physician Caleb Hillier Parry (1755-1822). also called…
- Globe, pale Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word…
- Osteitis fibrosa cystica A condition associated with hyperparathyroidism in which bone tissue is gradually replaced by cysts and fibers
- Marx, Gertie F. Distinguished German-born American physician known as the 'mother of obstetric anesthesia.' She almost…
- Health Saving Account See: Artic health.
- Serum hepatitis Hepatitis B.
- Lobular carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer…
- Globus major The globus major is the head of the epididymis, the structure just behind the testis. The globus minor is the…
- Wry neck Medically called spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis. The most common of the focal dystonias. In…
- Neutral posture The posture when the joints are not bent and the spine is aligned and not twisted. Working in neutral…