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Rhinitis Acute
Inflammation of the nose that occurs for only a few days. Typically this is caused by a virus ('a cold'); if it goes on beyond a week then it is probably bacterial
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- Salubrious Good for the health. Healthy. Promoting health or well-being. Wholesome. For example, smog is far from…
- Blind spot In ophthalmology, a blind spot is: > >A small area of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eye; this…
- Alopecia Baldness. There are many types of alopecia, each with a different cause. Alopecia may be localized to the…
- Anisometropia The condition in which the two eyes have an unequal refractive power. One eye may be myopic (nearsighted) and…
- Nasoenteral tube See: Nasogastric tube
- Neoplastic Pertaining to a neoplasm or neoplasia. See those terms for more information.
- Adult-onset diabetes Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2
- Exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Change of life The change of life is the menopause, the time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop…
- Osteoblastoma A benign tumor in bone tissue. Osteoblastomas are small, and are seen most frequently in children or young…
- Methylmercury An organic form of mercury that is highly toxic and is the main culprit in mercury poisoning. Methylmercury…