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Pyoderma gangrenosum
An ulcerating condition of the skin leading to hollowed-out areas (ulcers) with heaped-up borders and a typical appearance. The lesion(s) usually begin as soft raised nodules on the skin which proceed to ulcerate. The ulcers enlarge and…
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- Immunocompetence The ability to produce a normal immune response
- Clitorectomy A surgical procedure in which all or part of the clitoris and sometimes also the labia are removed…
- Spastic paraplegia, autosomal dominant A degenerative disorder of nerves with progressive spasticity of the legs. Abbreviated as AD-HSP. Spasticity…
- Junctional epidermolysis bullosa A blistering skin condition inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, due to mutation of a gene that…
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- Transgenic Having genetic material (DNA) from another species. This term can be applied to an organism that has genes…
- Disease, Plummer's Toxic multinodular goiter, a condition in which the thyroid gland contains multiple lumps (nodules) that are…
- Single-payer health care A system of health care characterized by universal and comprehensive coverage. Single-payer health care is…
- Reduction, breast See: Breast reduction
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans The heart is reversed and is in the right side of the chest rather than in its normal location on the left…