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Claudication
Claudication: Limping. The word 'claudication' comes from the Latin 'claudicare' meaning to limp. The Roman emperor Claudius (who ruled from A.D. 41-54) was so named because he limped, probably because of a birth defect. Intermittent…
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- Left heart The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The left heart…
- Polycythemia vera (PV) Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). PV…
- Wagner's syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Dysfunction, erectile A consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse. Also commonly known as…
- Dysplasia, cleidocranial >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Bursae Plural of bursa
- JPS Juvenile polyposis syndrome. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Protein C deficiency Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Swallowing syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Endothelium A layer of flat cells lining the closed internal spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels and…
- Para-esophageal hiatal hernia Hiatal hernias are categorized as being either para-esophageal or sliding. Para-esophageal hernias are…