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Parry's disease
Toxic multinodular goiter. Named for the English physician Caleb Hillier Parry (1755-1822). also called Plummer's disease
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- Bladder, overactive Bladder, overactive: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary…
- Keratitis, acanthamoeba See: Acanthamoeba keratitis
- Injure To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emotional sense. Treadmill machines may injure…
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy The best-known form of muscular dystrophy, due to mutation in a gene on the X chromosome that prevents the…
- Nevi The plural of nevus
- Physician assistant (PA) >Medical histories and physical examinations: a PA is usually can perform histories and physical examinations…
- Smell See Olfaction
- Meter, peak-flow This hand-held device measures air flow (how fast air is blown out of the lungs). Patients can use peak-flow…
- CHD Congenital heart disease, a malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term…