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Buboes
The plural of 'bubo'
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- Nephrogenic rest A fragment of embryonic tissue in the kidney retained after the period of embryonic development. Nephrogenic…
- Athlete's foot Athlete's foot: A skin infection caused by a fungus called Trichophyton which can thrive and infect the upper…
- Syndrome, Jadassohn-Lewandowski This is a type of what is called pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth). The characteristic…
- Cocaine The most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain blocker) which is extracted…
- Palmar Pertaining to the palm (the grasping side) of the hand. The ancient Romans used the word 'palma' for the…
- FCC In medicine, familial colorectal cancer (not the Federal Communications Commission)
- Oral cancer Oral cancer: Cancer within the mouth.
- White blood cell One of the cells the body makes to help fight infections. There are several types of white blood cells…
- Syndrome, popliteal pterygium See Popliteal web syndrome
- PARK5 Familial Parkinson disease type 5