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Dyshidrotic eczema
Irritation of the skin on the palms of hands and soles of the feet characterized by clear, deep blisters that itch and burn
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- Public Health Service, United States (USPHS) The agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS)…
- Nitrogen narcosis A condition similar to intoxication with alcohol with euphoria, loss of balance and manual dexterity…
- Alogia 1. Complete lack of speech, as in profound mental retardation or advanced dementia. Alogia is synonymous in…
- GM2-gangliosidosis, type 1 This disorder known as Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in…
- Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA. A steroid hormone made by the adrenal glands that acts on the body much like testosterone and is…
- Male organs of reproduction >The male external genitalia -- the penis, the male urethra, and the scrotum; and >The male internal…
- TACE Transarterial chemoembolization, a procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked (embolized) and…
- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica