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Disease, hydroxyapatite crystal
The inflammation caused by hydroxyapatite crystals has been referred to as hydroxyapatite crystal disease. Hydroxyapatite is a major component and an essential ingredient of normal bone and teeth, makes up bone mineral and the matrix of…
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- AV (atrioventricular) AV is the standard medical abbreviation for atrioventricular, a combination that means pertaining to the…
- FLT-3 inhibitor A gene-targeted therapy for a common subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) known as FLT-positive AML in…
- Hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal Rocedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Cranial nerve IV The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye…
- Subungual onychomycosis, proximal white The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Upper leg The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- Otopharyngeal tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Proximal myotonic myopathy See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Cryptorchidism 1. Pertaining to the elbow. 2. Pertaining to the forearm and hand. 3. Pertaining to the ulna. From the Latin…
- CRAC1 Colorectal adenoma and carcinoma 1. Also called hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome. See: Hereditary mixed…
- Plummer's disease Toxic multinodular goiter. Also called Parry's disease