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Varicose veins
Varicose veins: See: Varicose vein.
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- Klebsiella A group of bacteria normally living in the intestinal tract and frequently the cause of nosocomial infections…
- Epiretinal membrane A thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white of the eye). "Epi-" is a prefix from the Greek that means…
- System, immune A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…
- Hepatoma Cancer originating in the liver, in liver cells. More often called hepatocarcinoma or hepatocellular…
- Habitus The physique or body build. Also the posture. For example, corticosteroid therapy can produce a…
- Parathyroids, hypoplasia of the thymus and See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Virus, positive-strand RNA See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Kidney cancer Kidney cancer: Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic…
- Syndrome, Klinefelter A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to their having 47 chromosomes with XXY sex…
- Chondrocalcinosis Calcium in cartilage, usually in a joint, as in osteoarthritis
- Hypochondroplasia Hypochondroplasia is a type of short-limb dwarfism with shortening especially of the ends of the limbs…