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Hemangioma, cavernous
A type of hemangioma composed of blood-filled 'lakes' and channels. It is typically raised and red or purplish. A cavernous hemangioma may diminish in size following trauma, bleeding or ulceration but it rarely disappears on its own. Small…
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- Actinic Referring to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight and UV lamps. Sunburn is an actinic burn. An actinic…
- Malar Referring to the cheek.
- Saccular aneurysm An aneurysm that resembles a small sack. A berry aneurysm is typically saccular. An aneurysm is a localized…
- Ed Lewis Estimated date of confinement, the estimated calendar date when the baby will be born.
- Toothache Toothache: Pain in or near a tooth. Also called odontalgia. The most common cause of a toothache is a dental…
- Polio vaccine, live See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Gastric volvulus See: Volvulus
- Osteochondrosis Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- BP1 Beta protein 1, a protein encoded by a member of the homeobox gene family, a group of genes important to…
- Rhinorrhea Medical term for a runny nose. From the Greek words 'rhinos' meaning 'of the nose' and 'rhoia' meaning 'a…
- Malaise A vague feeling of discomfort, one that cannot be pinned down but is often sensed as 'just not right.'…