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Kashin-Beck disease
A disorder of the bones and joints of the hands and fingers, elbows, knees, and ankles of children and adolescents who slowly develop stiff deformed joints, shortened limb length and short stature due to necrosis (death) of the growth…
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Show more- Dentin Dentin is the hard tissue of the tooth surrounding the central core of nerves and blood vessels (pulp).
- Menstruation, anovular Menstruation without ovulation. The egg stays within the ovary and usually disintegrates but sometimes it is…
- Quaque (on prescription) If a medicine is to be taken every so- many hours, it is written 'q_h'; the 'q' standing for the Latin word…
- Dementia, multi-infarct See Vascular dementia
- Lewis, Edward B (1918-2004) American geneticist and Nobel Laureate who showed how genes control embryonic development. In…
- Vitamin B15 An old name for dimethylglycine (DMG, pangamic acid), which is no longer considered to be a vitamin by the…
- Drop attack See: Atonic seizure
- Bony tarsus The bony tarsus is made up of 7 bones that are situated between the bones of the lower leg and the metatarsus…
- Lymphoreticulosis, benign Cat scratch disease, a mild flu-like infection, with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) and mild fever of…
- Innervate To supply with nerves. It is a little known fact that the cornea is the most densely innervated tissue in the…
- AMA The American Medical Association. The AMA's mission statement proclaims: 'We are the Voice of the American…
- National Formulary Full name: United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF). An official publication, issued first…