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A scaly, patchy redness over the knuckles seen in patients with dermatomyositis, an inflammatory muscle disorder. (See polymyositis).
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- Disease, Alzheimer See: Alzheimer disease
- Levothyroxine See: Thomas, Lewis.
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- Dystocia, fetal Dystocia caused by the fetus due to its size (too big), shape or position in the uterus
- House officer A resident physician and surgeon of a hospital (the 'house') who is receives further training, usually in a…
- AV (atrioventricular) AV is the standard medical abbreviation for atrioventricular, a combination that means pertaining to the…
- Morgagni's tubercle See: Olfactory bulb
- Melanoma, acral-lentiginous One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, uncommon in whites but the most common type in…
- Tube, auditory The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, also known as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- VATER association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VATER is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, T, E, and R each…