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Hypopigmented
Underpigmented.
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- Metallomembrane endopeptidase (MME) A molecule that is also known as CALLA (common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen), a cell surface…
- Meningitis, viral Inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord) caused by a virus, usually…
- KUB film An X-ray showing the kidney, ureter, and bladder. This is in reality a plain abdominal X-ray and includes…
- Adductor spasmodic dysphonia A disorder in which sudden muscle spasms cause the vocal folds (or vocal cords) to slam together. See…
- Methyl bromide A fumigant gas that is an effective pesticide. Methyl bromide has been used to treat the soil, grain bins…
- Radioinsensitive Not sensitive to X-rays and other forms of radiant energy. For example, a tumor may be radioinsensitive, and…
- Wheezing A whistling noise in the chest during breathing when the airways are narrowed or compressed
- Mucosa Having to do with a mucous membrane. For example, the oral mucosa.
- Itchy ear Itching of the ears. Can be the first sign of an ear infection, but if the problem is chronic, it is more…
- X-linked juvenile retinoschisis See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome.