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Dysplasia, bronchopulmonary
See: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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Show more- Cutaneous papilloma A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Cutaneous papillomas may appear on the skin almost…
- Thoracic Pertaining to the chest
- Mastocytosis A condition characterized by infiltration of mast cells into the tissues of the body. Mast cells are…
- Dissection The process of cutting apart or separating tissue as, for example, in the study of anatomy or in the course…
- Human Development, . . . (NICHD) Of Child Health and (NICHD): One of the US National Institutes of Health, NICHD is in a sense the NIH for…
- Angle-closure glaucoma, acute Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the…
- Drug, antimicrobial A drug used to treat a microbial infection. The term 'antimicrobial' is a general one that refers to a group…
- Therapy, biological Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- Osteolytic Pertaining to the dissolution of bone, especially the loss of calcium from bone. 'Punched-out' osteolytic…
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome An infection of the skin with group II Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The bacteria release toxins, causing…
- Genome, mitochondrial All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- Polyp colon family history See: Colon cancer family history