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Gingivitis
Gum disease with inflammation of the gums. On inspection, the gums will appear red and puffy, and will usually bleed during tooth-brushing or dental examination. Treatment is by improved cleaning, with more-frequent and longer brushing and…
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Show more- Myalgia Pain in a muscle; or pain in multiple muscles. Myalgia means muscle pain. There are many specific causes of…
- Acanthamoeba A microscopic organism, an amoeba, found in soil, dust and fresh water (lakes, rivers, hot springs and hot…
- Necrotic Synonymous with dead. Necrotic tissue is dead tissue.
- Hiatal Pertaining to an hiatus, an opening. An hiatal hernia occurs when a part of the stomach protrudes through the…
- Disease, Huntington An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an…
- Hippocampus An area buried deep in the forebrain that helps regulate emotion and memory. Functionally, the hippocampus is…
- Syndecan One of a family of core proteins with sugars attached to the cell surfaces that control or influence tissue…
- Cell, fat A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that…
- Granulomatosis, Wegener's An inflammatory disease of small arteries and veins (vasculitis) that classically involves vessels supplying…
- Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum A dull red raised area on the skin that evolves into a shiny scar with a violet border, most often on the…
- C-reactive protein A plasma protein that rises in the blood with the inflammation from certain conditions. C-reactive protein…
- Valine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, valine is required…