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Burn treatment
The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally categorized as first, second or third degree. A first degree burn is superficial and has similar characteristics to a typical sun burn. The…
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- Stein-Leventhal syndrome A hormonal problem that causes women to have various symptoms, including irregular or no menstruation, acne…
- Syndrome, autoimmune polyglandular (APS) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Glucose, fasting blood Glucose, fasting blood: A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after…
- Orthosis, thoracolumbosacral (TLSO) One of the two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis…
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), best known on the street as 'Ecstacy.' An illicit drug, considered…
- Tuberculous Pertaining to tuberculosis. Affected by tuberculosis. Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. As in tuberculous…
- Von Willebrand disease Voyeurism is a disorder that involves achieving sexual arousal by observing an unsuspecting and…
- Pruritus Itching. Pruritus can result from drug reaction, food allergy, kidney or liver disease, cancers, parasites…
- Bedsore See: Bed sore
- Stop codon A set of three adjacent bases in the DNA or their complementary bases in messenger RNA that specifies the end…
- Conor and Bruch disease African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere similar to Rocky…