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- Gilbert syndrome Gilbert syndrome: A common but harmless genetic condition in which a liver enzyme essential to the disposal…
- Squamous cells Flat cells that look like fish scales. The word 'squamous' came from the Latin squama meaning 'the scale of a…
- Phytodermatitis Inflammation of the skin caused by a plant. The basic clinical patterns of phytodermatitis are allergic…
- HTLV-I Human T-lymphotropic virus type I, often referred to simply as the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). HTLV-II…
- Hair loss Hair loss: Hair loss is the thinning of hair on the scalp. The medical term for hair loss is alopecia…
- Rigour See: Rigor
- Haploid A set of chromosomes containing only one member of each chromosome pair. The sperm and egg are haploid and…
- Makeup, permanent See: Permanent makeup
- Vitamin B6 A group of closely related chemical compounds with related names -- pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine --…
- Erythema multiforme See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.