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Plaque psoriasis
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- Gastroentenologist A common misspelling of gastroenterologist
- Post-polypectomy After a polypectomy
- Ear pit Tiny pit in front of the ear: preauricular pit. A minor anomaly of no great consequence in itself. More…
- GOLD-3 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Tension, arterial The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure…
- Meniscus The word 'meniscus' comes from the Greek and refers to a crescent-shaped structure. Today a meniscus is…
- Disease surveillance The ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data and the provision of information which leads to action…
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- Feeding tube See: Enteral nutrition
- Plantar response The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon…
- Wymin An alternate spelling of wimmin