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Gingivitis, phagedenic
This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and…
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Show more- Node Literally a knot, a node is a collection of tissue. For example a lymph node, is a collection of lymphoid…
- Deafness, nonsyndromic A blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein in the thigh or leg. The clot can break off as an embolus and make its…
- Microscope, simple A microscope that has a single converging lens (or a combination of lenses that function optically as a…
- Familial polyposis of colon, autosomal recessive See: MYH
- PFT Pulmonary function test, a test designed to measure how well the lungs are working. PFTs gauge how the lungs…
- Third stage of labor The part of labor from the birth of the baby until the placenta (afterbirth) and fetal membranes are…
- Neuritis Inflammation of nerves.
- Ventricle, third >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Disease, Huntington An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an…
- Eyes, spots in front of the Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is…
- Coronary insufficiency Insufficient blood flow through one or more coronary arteries
- Membrane A very thin layer of tissue that covers a surface.