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Angina trachealis
Angina trachealis: This has nothing whatsoever to do with the usual type of angina (angina pectoris) which is chest pain of cardiac origin. Angina trachealis is more commonly known as croup. This is an infection of the larynx, trachea, and…
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Show more- Trachoma A chronic inflammatory eye disease due to infection with a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma…
- LPA Little People of America. The abbreviation also for the left pulmonary artery
- Obesity, gynecoid >Gynecoid pelvis: A pelvis that is shaped like a woman's. >Gynecology: The study of the diseases of the…
- Blood blister A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…
- Myositis Inflammation of muscle tissue. There are many causes of myositis, including injury, medications, and diseases
- Lancet, The A weekly medical journal headquartered in London. Published uninterruptedly and with the same title since…
- Carotenoid One of a group of compounds that includes beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin which are…
- Oral surgeon A dentist with special training in surgery of the mouth and jaw.
- Cheiroarthropathy A syndrome of limited joint mobility that occurs in patients with diabetes. Cheiroarthropathy is…
- Radium The celebrated radioactive element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898
- Human papilloma virus See: Human papillomavirus
- Onycholysis Loosening of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the border of the nail. The nail tends to turn…