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White subungual onychomycosis, proximal
The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is also called onychomycosis.) The infection begins in the nail fold (the portion of the nail opposite the tip of the finger)…
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Show more- PPMA (post-polio muscular atrophy) Late muscle wasting that occurs as part of the post-polio syndrome (PPS), a constellation of symptoms and…
- Cerebral ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres. Each lateral ventricle consists…
- Nerve, second cranial Also known as the optic nerve. This nerve connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses formed by…
- Muromonab-CD3 A murine monoclonal antibody. See: OKT3
- Freckles Freckles: See: Freckle.
- Prepuce, inflammation of the Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Infantile spasms A seizure disorder of infancy and early childhood with the onset predominantly in the first year of life of…
- Interventional radiology (IR) Rventional radiologists employ image guidance methods to gain access to the deep interstices of most organs…
- Endoscopy, upper A common type of endoscopy is upper endoscopy, also called esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). In this…
- Hypermobility syndrome Hypermobility syndrome: A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move…
- Cell The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of…
- STEP procedure See: Serial transverse enteroplasty