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Erythrasma
A chronic superficial slowly spreading skin infection, especially in the folds of the body and webs between the toes, caused by a bacterium called Corynebacterium minutissimum. Erythrasma most often affects adults, especially those with…
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- Cortisol The primary stress hormone. Cortisol is the major natural GLUCOCORTICOID (GC) in humans
- Subtotal hysterectomy Hysterectomy: The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial…
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome See: Cystocele.
- Marrow The bone marrow
- Disease, polycystic kidney See Polycystic kidney disease
- Foot drop See Foot-drop
- Erotic jealousy syndrome See: Othello syndrome
- Dyscrasia Any disease condition, especially in hematology, as in 'blood dyscrasias.' The term 'dyscrasia' was borrowed…
- Substance 1. Material with particular features, as a pressor substance.2. The material that makes up an organ or…
- PAPP-A Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
- Developmental disorder, specific A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…