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Alopecia areata
Alopecia areata: A patchy baldness which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes progresses to complete baldness and even loss of body hair. The hair loss tends to be rather rapid and asymmetrical and is different…
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Show more- Binaural Relating to both ears. From the Latin bini, a pair, + auris, ear = a pair (of) ears = both ears. Synonymous…
- Crib death The sudden and unexpected death of a baby with no known illness, typically affecting infants from 2 weeks to…
- Hepatic duct, common See: Common hepatic duct
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction Symptoms of intestinal obstruction with no sign of actual physical obstruction. This condition may be due to…
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex A blistering skin condition usually inherited as an autosomal dominant disease. The faulty genes are those…
- PGF Placental growth factor
- Hypovolemic Referring to hypovolemia, an abnormal decrease in blood volume. As, for example, hypovolemic shock
- Iatry International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. A remarkable example of a global not-for-profit organization working…
- Labium A lip. Labium is the singular of the Latin neuter noun meaning lip. The plural is labia. For more…
- Kinetic With movement. The opposite of kinetic is akinetic. It means without movement. In neurology, kinetic and…
- Brazelton newborn test A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Yellow jack 1) The flag displayed from lazarettos, naval hospitals, and vessels in quarantine. 2) Synonym for yellow…