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Fasciitis, eosinophilic (Shulman syndrome)
A disease which leads to inflammation and thickening of the skin and fascia. (The fascia is a lining tissue under the skin that covers a surface of underlying tissues. When the fascia is inflamed, the condition is referred to as…
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Show more- Birth defect Any defect present in a baby at birth, irrespective of whether the defect is caused by a genetic factor or by…
- DM2 Myotonic dystrophy type 2. See also: Myotonic dystrophy
- Helicase An enzyme that unwinds double-strand DNA into two single DNA strands
- Neurosis, hypochondriacal See: Hypochondriasis
- Arrhythmias, atrial Abnormal heart rhythm due to electrical disturbances in the atria (the upper chambers of the heart) or the AV…
- Musculus The Latin for muscle. Plural: musculi. In anatomy and many medical textbooks and dictionaries, the muscles…
- CADASIL Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. An inherited form…
- Arteriogram An x-ray of blood vessels, which becomes visible after an injection of contrast solution into the circulation…
- Oral contraceptive, combined Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Keratosis, actinic A small rough spot on skin chronically exposed to the sun, precancerous, can develop into a skin cancer…
- Infantile beriberi Disease in infants due to deficiency of thiamine. This disease is well-known in undeveloped countries among…
- National Institute of Environmental Health Science EHS): A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. NIEHS states that its mission…