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Goiter, toxic multinodular
Condition in which the thyroid gland contains multiple lumps (nodules) that are overactive and produce excess thyroid hormones. This condition is also known as Parry's disease or Plummer's disease
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- Anemia, iron deficiency Anemia, iron deficiency: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency…
- Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum universale See: Fabry disease
- Cobalamin Also called vitamin B12. A vitamin important for the normal formation of red blood cells and for the health…
- Strep Very commonly used shortened form of Streptococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See…
- Saphenous vein The saphenous veins -- there are two, the great and the small saphenous veins - serve as the principal veins…
- Testicular self-examination A monthly procedure for detecting the early signs of testicular cancer. Men should check the testes visually…
- Apgar Abbreviation for the Apgar score, a practical method of evaluating the physical condition of a newborn infant…
- Contrast sensitivity, visual The ability to perceive differences between an object and its background
- Ileitis, terminal Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine involving only the end of the small…