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Bursitis, aseptic
A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as 'bursitis.' Most commonly this is not an infectious…
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- Eleventh cranial nerve The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Der=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Attention deficit…
- Encephalitis Inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis occurs, for example, in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles. It may start (up…
- Induced abortion An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or therapeutic abortion. As…
- Doxycycline Doxycycline: Brand name: Vibramycin. A synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from tetracycline…
- Fear of blood An abnormal and persistent fear of blood. Sufferers of this very common phobia dread the sight of their own…
- DNA In the UK, DNA is an abbreviation for "did not attend." (In the US, the term used for a patient who missed an…
- Cystectomy Surgery to remove the bladder. Cystic fibrosis: A common genetic disease inherited as a recessive condition…
- Expulsion, stage of The part of labor from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal…
- Microarray A tool used to sift through and analyze the information contained within a genome. A microarray consists of…