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Fish bowl granuloma
Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Fish bowl granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water, often…
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- Hydrops fetalis Gross edema (swelling), usually with anemia, of the fetus. It can be due to Rh blood group incompatibility…
- Osteochondromatosis A condition characterized by multiple benign tumors of cartilage called osteochondromas projecting from bone…
- Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia, for short.) A group of bacteria found in soil and water that are often resistant to common…
- Pea, jequirity See: Abrin
- Pestilence The pestilence referred to the bubonic plague and it now refers to any epidemic disease that is highly…
- JCML Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia. See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Eardrum The tympanic membrane of the ear, or tympanum, the membrane that separates the middle ear from the external…
- ASCUS An acronym for Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance. This term is used in the Bethesda System…
- Bursitis, aseptic A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues…
- Merkel cell carcinoma Carcinoma: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in a sun-exposed…
- Serotonin reuptake inhibitor, selective A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is one of the commonly prescribed drugs for treating…