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Arthritis mutilans
Arthritis mutilans: An extremely severe form of chronic rheumatoid arthritis characterized by resorption of bones and the consequent collapse of soft tissue. When this affects the hands, it can cause a phenomenon sometimes referred to as…
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- Blepharophimosis Horizontal narrowing of the palpebral fissures (eye slits)
- Gingivitis, phagedenic This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Bipolar disease Manic-depressive disease. See: Bipolar disorder
- Chemokine receptor Chemokine receptor: A molecule that receives a chemokine and a chemokine dock. A chemokine is a protein that…
- Reactant, acute phase See: Acute-phase protein
- Vertigo, recurrent aural A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Atopic dermatitis Ding=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Y. pestis Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and…
- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- Syndrome, antiphospholipid antibody An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal antibodies in the blood associated with abnormal…
- Discharge 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vagina.2. The passing of an action…