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Periodontitis
Gum disease. The word 'periodontitis' literally means 'inflammation around the tooth.' Periodontitis and all periodontal diseases are bacterial infections that destroy the attachment fibers and supporting bone that hold the teeth in the…
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- Disc, slipped Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- Nerve, recurrent laryngeal One of the best known branches of the vagus nerve, a very long nerve that originates in the brainstem. After…
- Ulcerative proctitis Ulcerative colitis that is limited to the rectum. Ulcerative colitis itself is a relatively common disease…
- Drug, antiviral An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Concordant 1. Showing concordance, complete agreement. A couple may be concordant for a sexually transmitted infection…
- Hemostasis The stoppage of bleeding or hemorrhage. Also, the stoppage of blood flow through a blood vessel or organ of…
- Myelogenous Referring to the nonlymphocytic groups of white blood cells, including the granulocytes, monocytes and…
- Naproxen Naproxen: A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for the management of mild to moderate pain…
- Hereditary angioneurotic edema Edema: A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it…
- UDP-glucuronosyltransferase A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…