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Show more- Barosinusitis Sinus troubles, particularly with pain, due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when going up or down in a…
- Mastalgia Pain in the breast or mammary gland. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain
- Radiculopathy Any disease of the spinal nerve roots and spinal nerves. It is synonymous with radiculitis. Radiculopathy is…
- Technetium tetrofosmin scintimammography Scintimammography is an imaging technique that uses a radioisotope (a radioactive substance) to help…
- Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in which there a family history of the disease. Familial ALS constitutes…
- Greenstick fracture A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER>
- Myopia Myopia: Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be…
- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Amyl- (Amylo- before a consonant.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Rubor Redness, one of the four classic signs of inflammation (together with dolor, calor, and tumor). From the…
- Alpha linolenic acid See: Alpha-linolenic acid
- Anterior tongue The front two-thirds of the tongue. In contrast to the base of the tongue, which is the back third. The…