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Cauliflower-ear deformity
Cauliflower-ear deformity: Destruction of the underlying cartilage framework of the outer ear (pinnae), usually caused by either infection or trauma, resulting in a thickening of the ear. Classically, blood collects (hematoma) between the…
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Show more- Thrombotic disease due to protein C deficiency Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Purine One of the two classes of bases in DNA and RNA. The purine bases are guanine (G) and adenine (A). Uric acid…
- Electrophrenic respiration See: Diaphragm pacing
- Sperm motility The percentage of all moving sperm in a semen sample. In a semen sample, 50% or more of the sperm should…
- Betel nut The nut of the Areca palm tree and an ingredient of betel nut quid, an addictive mix chewed in some Pacific…
- Drill, dental A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th…
- Rubeola (measles) Rubeola is the ordinary measles, an acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red…
- Gingivitis, acute membranous This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Bony syndactyly A condition in which the bones of fingers or toes are joined together. Bony syndactyly is the opposite of…
- Prontosil The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the…
- Syphilitic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From the French…
- Onychoosteodysplasia This is the nail-patella syndrome, an hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed (dysplastic) or…