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Endometriosis interna
Also known as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o-sis), this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the mucous membrane lining the inside of the uterus) grows into the myometrium (the uterine musculature…
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- Myopia Myopia: Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be…
- Bursa A closed fluid-filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of…
- DHF (dengue hemorrhagic fever) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Juxtaglomerular apparatus The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. The juxtaglomerular…
- JPC Juvenile polyposis coli. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Mycobacterium avium A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that causes tuberculosis in birds and swine…
- Pediatric end stage liver disease See: PELD
- Antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant
- Suicide, assisted See: Assisted suicide
- Peripheral vascular disease Peripheral vascular disease: A disease of blood vessels outside the heart. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)…
- Headache, vascular A group of headaches felt to involve abnormal sensitivity of the blood vessels (arteries) in the brain to…