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Granuloma, swimming pool
Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Swimming pool granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water…
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Show more- Alimentary Concerning food, nourishment, and the organs of digestion. From the Latin alimentum meaning nourishment
- Jugular vein The jugular veins are in the neck and drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward…
- Anesthesia Loss of feeling or awareness. A general anesthetic puts the person to sleep. A local anesthetic causes loss…
- Ophthalmologist An eye doctor. A physician practicing ophthalmology. An ophthalmologist is an M.D.
- Transfusion The transfer of blood or blood products from one person (the donor) into another person (the recipient's)…
- Microangiopathy Angiopathy means disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two types of…
- Deficiency, ankyrin Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane…
- Mycobacterium intercellulare A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that can cause the mycobacterium avian…
- Wheal A raised, itchy (pruritic) area of skin that is almost always an overt sign of allergy. Not all wheals are…
- Shulman's syndrome (Eosinophilic fasciitis) Disease which leads to inflammation and thickening of the skin and fascia. (The fascia is a lining tissue…
- Helicobacter heilmannii A bacteria that infects most cats, dogs and pigs and, in them, causes stomach inflammation (gastritis). H…
- Spastic colitis A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…